The History of the Middle East from Early States to the Persian Conquest

Babylon... This name is usually associated with the Tower of Babel, the Babylonian confusion of tongues, the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis, King Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian captivity, the feast of Belshazzar, and the famous words "mene, mene, tekel, upharsin," symbolizing the inevitability of fate and the transience of earthly greatness. We have all heard about this in school, read and continue to read in books, magazines, and newspapers, often speaking it ourselves. Why? Babylon... It's exotic, a remote ancient world mixed with fairy tales! And yet there is no person who would know nothing about Babylon and would not mention the Babylonian confusion, understanding by this expression not so much the construction of the Tower of Babel as the greatest disorder. Babylon has literally become part of our flesh and blood. But what was it really like? Did the infamous Babylonian confusion actually occur, or is it all a fiction? This is what is discussed in the book presented to readers. It will not be about Babylon in general, but about Babylon in the time of the confusion when Nebuchadnezzar lived and Belshazzar feasted, about events from twenty-five centuries ago.
Artist: Tibilova Irina