The site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon was converted into Camp Alpha shortly after the United States invaded Iraq in 2003 ... of protecting the ruins from looting after the provincial museums ...

Like all ancient Mesopotamian literature, the epic of Gilgamesh was lost to historical memory with the eclipse of the ancient cultures of Assyria and Babylonia ... present-day Iraq that held ...

Iraq occupies a strategic position in Middle Eastern politics, making it a pivotal axis for regional and global powers. There ...

the Babylonian Map of the World, or "Imago Mundi," has emerged as a dazzling relic of ancient geography. Hailing from the venerable city of Abu Habba (modern-day Sippar) in Iraq, this clay tablet ...