Fall of Babylon
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Cities, Urbanization
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Iraq
- Date: October, 539
Article abstract: Nabonidus’s unpopular religious reforms in favor of the moon god Sin led his people to favor rule by the Persian Cyrus the Great. Although the fall of Babylon ended one of the largest empires of the ancient Near East, the city itself lived on as an important cultural center.
Summary of Event
Babylon, centrally located in the Tigris-Euphrates valley, had been the capital city of Semitic kings who ruled most of the Fertile Crescent from 1900 to 1600 b.c.e. Best known of these rulers was Hammurabi. During the following millennium Babylon...
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