Babylonia
There are 354 items in Babylonia:
The Great Flood: Gilgameš
The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in the…The Great Flood: Comparison
The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in the…Gobryas (general)
Gobryas (Old Persian Gaubaruva): name of one of the generals of king Cyrus the Great. Achaemenid nobleman Gobryas played an important role…Gobryas (satrap)
Gobryas (Old Persian Gaubaruva): satrap of Babylonia and the countries "across the river" (Euphrates). Achaemenid nobleman Gobryas was appointed in his important…The Great Flood
The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in…Harran
Harran (Akkadian Harrânu, "intersecting roads"; Latin Carrhae): ancient city in Mesopotamia, famous for a temple of the Moon god Sin and the defeat of the Roman general Crassus in 53 BCE ("battle of Carrhae").Early History …
Harran, Cuneiform brick |
Harran, Cuneiform tablet |
Harran, Relief of Nabonidus |
Harran, Relief of Nabonidus |
Hatra
Hatra: city in Mesopotamia, buffer state between the Roman Empire and its neighbors in the east, the Parthian and Sasanian Empires. …
Hatra, Relief of the god Nergal |