Ancient Babylon was an influential city that served as a center of Mesopotamian civilization for nearly two millennia, from roughly 2000 B.C. to 540 B.C.

The ancient city of Babylon in modern-day Iraq is fighting for its survival, under siege from time, water and the perils of modern civilisation. Jane Arraf hears from the archaeologists trying to ...

We know where the 7 wonders of the ancient world are—except for one The true location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon remains an unsolved mystery, but the latest research suggests looking in a ...

Ruled by Hammurabi, restored by Nebuchadrezzar, conquered by Cyrus—this city in the heart of Mesopotamia was both desired and despised, placing it at the center stage of the dawn of history.

More than a thousand years after it was last heard, an AI translator has brought a long-lost hymn to the ancient city of ...

The more than 100 cuneiform texts reveal tales of war and beer tabs, as well as the building of pyramidlike structures called ziggurats, in the ancient Middle East.

A trove of newly translated texts from the ancient Middle East are revealing accounts of war, the building of pyramidlike structures called ziggurats and even the people's use of beer tabs at ...

Babylon was one of the glories of the ancient world, its walls and mythic hanging gardens listed among the Seven Wonders.

General contractor Huber, Hunt and Nichols was awarded an $18.5 million contract in 1968 to build a 1-million-square-foot, seven-floor building that would resemble an ancient Babylonian temple called ...

In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to imagine futuristic skylines—melding ziggurats with modernism in a ...