Babylonian Empire
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Iran, Mesopotamia
- Date: c. 1850-1595 /626-539
Article abstract: Military significance: Under Hammurabi and Nabopolassar Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon became the center of the most powerful empire of its time.
Before Babylon’s rise to prominence, eastern Mesopotamia was divided into two parts: Sumer and Akkad. The second millennium before the common era began with the city of Ur holding sway. Within fifty years, Ur lost power, and the Amorites, a western Semitic tribe, gained control of the territory by about 1900 b.c.e. Under their rule, the Sumerian city-states (including Mari, Isin, Larsa, and Babylon) fought...
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