Babylon

Babylon traces the history of the Mesopotamian city and the kingdoms that made its name synonymous with imperial wealth and power. It follows Hammurabi and the Old Babylonian kingdom, later periods of foreign rule and the revival of Babylon under Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzar II.

The book examines law, temples, astronomy, literature and monumental building, together with the city’s conquest by Cyrus the Great and later rulers. It also separates archaeological evidence from the powerful biblical and classical traditions that shaped Babylon’s reputation in the wider world.