Babylonia

There are 354 items in Babylonia:

Nisibis (Nusaybin)

Nisibis (Greek Νίσιβις; modern Nusaybin): ancient town in Mesopotamia, famous for its late-Roman school.Early History Nisibis, Church of Mar Jacob Situated along…

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Opis

Opis (Akkadian Upî or Upija): ancient Babylonian city on the Tigris, not far from modern Baghdad.Site The precise location of Opis has not been established, but from the Akkadian and Greek texts, it is clear that it was situated on the…

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Paris, Louvre

It is hard to write a review of the Louvre in Paris, because it is one of the world’s largest museums. There are many departments, and each one of them might, in its field, have been a museum of the…

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