Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great.
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Minor Inscriptions
The third book of Berossus' Babylonian history we find accounts of the reigns of several kings. One of these is the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562). Unfortunately, Berossus' own account is lost, but it was summarized by the Jewish historian…
The first book of Berossus' Babylonian history begins with a description of the creation of the world and humankind, based on the epic Enûma êliš, and includes the story of Oannes, who taught wisdom to man, and a Babylonian bestiary.…
Bethlehem: town in Judaea, birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.Bethlehem
Bethlehem on the Madaba Map
Already mentioned in the Amarna Letters (fourteenth century…
Bishapur: important Sasanian city in Iran, founded by king Shapur I, and built by Roman POWs.
King Shapur I
Bishapur, "the beautiful [city] of Shapur",…
Bishapur: important Sasanian city in Iran, founded by king Shapur I, and built by Roman POWs."Temple"
Court, seen from the entrance
The building that is…
Bishapur: important Sasanian city in Iran, founded by king Shapur I, and built by Roman POWs.Relief I
Bishapur, Relief I
The badly damaged first relief…