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 ...

Despite 20 years of war, repression and economic sanctions in Iraq ... ruins to the north—and not as yet threatened by the growing powers of Persia on the Iranian plateau to the east. Babylon ...

The site of Babylon was first identified in the 1800s in what is now Iraq. Later excavations ... II’s palace was built over the ruins of Babylon, near Baghdad. Like many before him, Hussein ...

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 vicarious humiliation, suffering, and death of Christ were for the atonement of the sin of fallen mankind. Jesus Christ, by the sacrifice of himself, reconciled us with God. These prophetic words ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...