Alexander’s Journey, a groundbreaking diasporic stage production by the Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne, reimagines ...

Where did the idea of building ziggurats come from, and who planted the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? In this course we will explore the cultures of ancient Mesopotamia and the Near East, mainly ...

At its peak some 3,000 years ago, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was the largest metropolis on Earth. Renowned for ...

The full hymn was scattered among fragmented pieces of clay tablet, but using an AI program, experts were able to piece ...

Scholars have found a 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn praising the city, its citizens, and deity Marduk, with the help of A.I.

A team of ancient literature experts have deciphered a Mesopotamain text that was missing for over 1,000 years. Etched on ...

Researchers used AI to decode a Babylonian text lost for 1,000 years, revealing new details about life and culture in ancient ...

Propaganda was perhaps less subtle three millennia ago: it’s doubtful a modern singer would describe their nation’s laws as ...

The Hymn of Babylon had been lost for over 2,000 years until researchers used AI to piece it together from 30 clay fragments.

Mesopotamia some 6000 years ago, one of the cradle of civilizations and the birthplace of the first writing system. In the fertile valley between the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates the earliest cities ...

A long-lost hymn praising the ancient city of Babylon has been rediscovered after being forgotten for over a thousand years.

And the Hymn to Babylon, a 250-line text, dates back to around 100 BC and offers rare descriptions of life in Mesopotamia. "It's a fascinating hymn that describes Babylon in all its majesty and gives ...