Babylonia

There are 354 items in Babylonia:

Seleucia on the Tigris

Seleucia on the Tigris: one of the residences of the Seleucid Empire, modern Tell Umar, on the west bank of the Tigris. The city is not to be confused with the royal residence named Seleucia in Pieria, or the little…

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Sidon (2)

Sidon (Hebrew: צִידוֹן, Ṣîdôn; Greek: Σιδών): port in Phoenicia, modern Ṣaydā.Babylonian Age Bustan esh-Sheikh, Remains of the Babylonian sanctuary After the fall…

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Singara (Sinjar)

Singara (Greek τὰ Σίγγαρα): Roman legionary base in eastern Mesopotamia, occupied by the First Legion Parthica. The modern name is Balat Sinjar.History Singara is one the towns along the southernmost road from Assyria (east of the Tigris) to Syria (west of the…

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Sippar

Sippar: one of the most important cities in northern Babylonia.Sippar Victory stela of Naram-Sin Situated in the northwest of Babylonia Founded in the…

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