Eternal Eden: The True Story of Ancient Babylonian Civilization

Author: Bai Xianjing Gao Jing
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: "Mesopotamia" means "the land between two rivers." The two rivers refer to the Tigris and Euphrates. Mesopotamian civilization was first created by the Sumerians here. The Sumerians invented writing almost at the same time as the Egyptians, called cuneiform script. The period of the Babylonian Kingdom was one of the most glorious periods in the history of the two river basins. The Code of Hammurabi is the earliest complete written legal code ever discovered. The Neo-Babylonian Kingdom reached its peak during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. He built one of the ancient world's seven wonders, the "Hanging Gardens," within the city. Over a hundred years later, when the Greek historian Herodotus visited the city of Babylon, he still called it the most magnificent city in the world.