Iraq
There are 608 items in Iraq:
Antiochus Cylinder |
Antiochus Cylinder |
Antiochus Cylinder |
Antiochus Cylinder |
Antiochus Cylinder |
Antiochus Cylinder (Drawing by Pinches) |
Apkallū (Seven Sages)
Apkallū: the mythological seven "wise men" who were the teachers of humankind. Neo-Assyrian plaque of Uanna In ancient Mesopotamian myth, it was…Apollonius of Tyana (6)
Apollonius of Tyana: charismatic teacher and miracle worker (first century CE). Born in Tyana, he may have belonged to a branch of ancient philosophy called neo-Pythagoreanism. He received divine honors in the third century. Although the Athenian sophist (professional orator) Philostratus…Arakha (Nebuchadnezzar IV)
Arakha: son of Haldita, an Armenian, living in Babylon. Arakha After the unsuccessful insurrection of Nidintu-Bêl against the new Persian king Darius…Arbela (Erbil)
Arbela (Assyrian Arba'ilu): Town in ancient Assyria, modern Arbîl or Erbil, situated between the Great and the Little Zab. Arbela Excavations make…
Arbela, Ishtar (drawing) |
Arrian on the Chaldaeans
In April 323, Alexander the Great entered Babylon. The Chaldaeans, i.e., the famous astrologers working in the Esagila temple complex, came with warnings that he would die if he entered the city without due precautions. Arrian of Nicomedia describes this his…