Tag: Babylonia

The Bible mentions many cities that have since been lost, such as Sodom and Gomorrah. It also mentions ancient empires, such as Babylon and Assyria, that have long since disappeared. These references have led scholars to explore the Bible's connections to these ancient civilizations. They have stud...

Babylonia, A history of ancient Babylon (Babylonia) including its cities, laws, kings and legacy to civilization. The International History Project 2004 The Babylonian civilization, which endured from the 18th until the 6th century BC, was, like the Sumerian that preceded it, urban in character, alt ...

The Amorites The Amorites were members of an ancient Semitic-speaking people who dominated the history of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine from about 2000 to 1600 BC. In the oldest cuneiform sources (c. 2400–c. 2000 BC), the Amorites were equated with the West, though their true place of origin was...