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The Fall of the New Babylon

Author : Frederick Guttmann
Publisher : Frederick Guttmann
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fall of the New Babylon written by Frederick Guttmann and published by Frederick Guttmann. This book was released on with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of the industrial age was the beginning of the U.S. era. The young nation was beginning to leave the greats behind empires that until then had sustained great hegemonies. The Jesuits saw a unique opportunity in this American continent to reestablish Catholic power, but also the European oligarchies they wanted to use these lands to expand their power and influence. USA it was the ideal fertile and prosperous land from which to direct a new world government. With the rise of the mighty North American empire, both in the Bible and in recent - and not so recent – visions saw clear references to a decisive stage in our history of the hand of this nation. Said country, starting with promoting values biblical would become the mother of the most rotten forces that operate on our planet. A den of thieves, a den of spirits abhorrent, greedy, greedy and unscrupulous men, souls sold to power and wealth, prostitution and degradation at its most high levels, nameless aberrations, and the most sinister of all this, hidden from the eyes of the people, ignorant of all that takes place behind back stage. As in a cunning game of chess, sometimes the queen is sacrificed for a greater end; sometimes the fall of an important head in the power game it can mean the rise of an empire, one greater than that which has ever existed on the face of our globe. On This thesis will expose what many of us are clear about is destruction of the United States of America - as we know it - as a Master strategy of the Masters of the World, to bring up the last great empire of our time. We are talking about the raising of a dictatorial world government based on surveillance technology, police force and mass mind control. A system that the own Bible called the Thirion, or 'The Beast'. In this investigation I will explain why the book of Revelation prophesies about the power behind the US, that so-called 'Deep State' of the that the 'Q Anon' movement has propagandized; that power in the shadow that is known in Christianity under the name of 'the Great Harlot' or 'The Great Babylon'. We do not talk about the suicide of the Deep State, but of a sum of events that push the cataclysm of the USA as the headquarters of the same to make room for a world government.

The FALL of BABYLON the Great AMERICA

Author : Michael D Fortner
Publisher : Trumpet Press
ISBN 13 : 9781734399042
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The FALL of BABYLON the Great AMERICA written by Michael D Fortner and published by Trumpet Press. This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Edition (not minor revision) If you are looking for an analysis of Babylon the Great, to determine if it might be the United States of America, then this book is for you. One of the most difficult things I had to do in order to correctly interpret Bible prophecy, was come to the realization that America is Babylon the Great (BTG). I did not want to believe it. But after years of study, the evidence forced me to that conclusion. Then I realized, that most nations of the world will suffer great destruction to one degree or another, based on their sins. So America will also suffer for its sinfulness.I also came to understand that Babylon the Great (BTG) is not all of America, it is ONLY wicked America. God will destroy wicked America, but he will save a righteous remnant from those who do not go in the Rapture, to rebuild the nation.During the past 10 years I saw such great decline in America, that I can now see why America will be destroyed, and also why it must be destroyed.But America will NOT be destroyed before the start of the Great Tribulation (GT), which is so often claimed, but will only be wounded at the start of the GT, but will be nuked and then invaded at the end of the GT. The nuclear war and invasion of America are the last acts of the beast (a Revised Islamic Empire) and its allies (Russia and China and North Korea), in its attempt to totally destroy Christianity and the Christians in America. Then Christ returns to save the world by destroying the evil that is taking over the world.Many people misinterpret Babylon the Great (BTG) harlot, prostitute, in Revelation 17 and 18. She has been interpreted to be, the Roman Catholic Church, the Protestant Church, Jerusalem, Islam, Saudi Arabia, and who knows what else.I will provide a mountain of evidence and explain in detail how America is political Babylon, which is the government of the United States of America; cultural Babylon, which is the polluted culture of America that is formed by movies, TV, and music; and economic Babylon, that is capitalism which is headquartered in America; America being the premier capitalist nation in the world. If Babylon is also a city, then it is New York City.Like my other two books on Bible prophecy, there is a lot of new insights in this book that are not found in any other book on Babylon the Great and America. I also discuss the Old Testament references to an end-time Babylon, which is not a rebuilt city in Iraq, but can only be the same as Mystery Babylon in Revelation.And I will discuss the founding of America, how it was founded with a de facto covenant with God ("de facto" means being in effect though not formally recognized). But America also is chosen of God because it was one of the nations that God promised to Abraham. Yes, God promised Abraham more than one nation! It is likely the main reason that America became the greatest and most powerful nation the world has ever seen.I also show how America will be split into three parts by a huge global earthquake (Rev. 16) after it betrays Israel. One split will be along the Mississippi River, the other in California.This book also includes a discussion of Gog and Magog of Ezekiel 38, which gives us details for two wars, not just one. One will be an invasion of Israel; the other will be an invasion of America.In the appendix I discuss the misinterpretation of Walid Shoebat, showing that his view of BTG being Saudi Arabia is grossly wrong.This is Book 3 of the Bible Prophecy Revealed series, which is a complete teaching on Bible prophecy. If you liked the other two books, you will like this one. (This is edition 1.75 with some slight improvements.) (Book 4 is now available).

Gateway of the Gods

Author : Anton Gill
Publisher : Quercus Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Gateway of the Gods written by Anton Gill and published by Quercus Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nebuchadnezzar: military genius, law-giver, architect of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and ruler of marvelous Babylon, city of 200,000 souls girded by 18 kilometres of walls so wide two four-horse chariots were said to be able to pass side-by-side; or 'destroyer of nations', the vilified despoiler of Judea ultimately driven mad by the Lord's vengeance? Two very different portraits exist for Babylon's greatest ruler. Wherein lies the truth? Nebuchadnezzar's reign (c630-562 BC) represents the last and perhaps greatest flowering of a culture that had endured for three millennia. His capital, Babylon, home of the famous Hanging Gardens, was a wonder of the ancient world in itself, but nothing remains today of the city except a scattering of dusty mounds, Nebuchadnezzar's deeds have been obscured by time, and popular history has failed to engage this most fascinating of rulers. Anton Gill's new book charts not only Nebuchadnezzar's rise to power, his hand in the downfall of the Assyrian Empire, his campaigns and his architectural transformation of Babylon, but also explores the deeper history of Fertile Crescent and explains why, for all its apparent majesty, Babylon was to fall to Cyrus the Persian only 13 years after Nebuchadnezzar's death."--Publisher description

The New Babylon

Author : Michael Collins Piper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984635023
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The New Babylon written by Michael Collins Piper and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The JUDGMENT OF BABYLON: The Fall of AMERICA - 2021 Edition

Author : Roger King
Publisher : Booklocker.com
ISBN 13 : 9781647198572
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The JUDGMENT OF BABYLON: The Fall of AMERICA - 2021 Edition written by Roger King and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2021-11-20 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Mystery of the Ages." God the father told Daniel to seal the words till the time of the end. Daniel chapter 12:4 & 9. What did Daniel seal? You will be amazed.

The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem

Author : Oded Lipschitz
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
ISBN 13 : 1575060957
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem written by Oded Lipschitz and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 2005 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period of the demise of the kingdom of Judah at the end of the 6th century B.C.E., the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, the exile of the elite to Babylon, and the reshaping of the territory of the new province of Judah, culminating at the end of the century with the first return of exiles--all have been subjects of intense scrutiny during the last decade. Lipschits takes into account the biblical textual evidence, the results of archaeological research, and the reports of Babylonian and Egyptian sources and provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the evidence for the history of this 100-year-long era. He provides a lucid historical survey that will, no doubt, become the baseline for all future studies of this era.

NKJV Abide Bible Red Letter Edition [Stone]

Author : Taylor University Center for Scripture E
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 9780785226642
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book NKJV Abide Bible Red Letter Edition [Stone] written by Taylor University Center for Scripture E and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Abide in Me." John 15:4 Do you yearn for life-giving, intimate communion with God? The Abide Bible is designed to help you experience the peace, hope, and growth that comes from encountering the voice and presence of God in Scripture. Every feature in Abide is designed to teach and develop Scripture-engagement habits that help you know the power and spiritual nourishment of abiding in Christ. Created in partnership with Bible Gateway and the Taylor University Center for Scripture Engagement, The Abide Bible's features include articles, book introductions, and practical Scripture engagement prompts based on five ways of engaging deeply with the Bible: Praying Scripture Pattern your prayers after biblical texts, personalizing the prayer and gaining language for the thoughts and emotions you want to express. Picture It Place yourself in a biblical narrative as a bystander or participant in important events. Journaling Focus and reflect on Scripture and its meaning for your life, opening yourself to God's voice as you ponder. Engage Through Art Consider a classic piece of art--photograph, sculpture, painting--and let it deepen your meditations on scriptural truths. Contemplate Follow the church's longstanding practice of reading, meditating on, praying, and contemplating a passage of Scripture in order to experience God's presence through the words of the Bible. Features include: Line-matched, single-column Scripture text Thomas Nelson's exclusive NKJV Comfort Print(R) 9-point type size Smyth-sewn binding lays flat in your hand or on your desk Two satin ribbon markers

A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75

Author : Paul-Alain Beaulieu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405188987
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 written by Paul-Alain Beaulieu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a new narrative history of the ancient world, from the beginnings of civilization in the ancient Near East and Egypt to the fall of Constantinople Written by an expert in the field, this book presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of its First Dynasty (1880-1595) until the last centuries of the city’s existence during the Hellenistic and Parthian periods (ca. 331-75 AD). Unlike other texts on Ancient Near Eastern and Mesopotamian history, it offers a unique focus on Babylon and Babylonia, while still providing readers with an awareness of the interaction with other states and peoples. Organized chronologically, it places the various socio-economic and cultural developments and institutions in their historical context. The book also gives religious and intellectual developments more respectable coverage than books that have come before it. A History of Babylon, 2200 BC – AD 75 teaches readers about the most important phase in the development of Mesopotamian culture. The book offers in-depth chapter coverage on the Sumero-Addadian Background, the rise of Babylon, the decline of the first dynasty, Kassite ascendancy, the second dynasty of Isin, Arameans and Chaldeans, the Assyrian century, the imperial heyday, and Babylon under foreign rule. Focuses on Babylon and Babylonia Written by a highly regarded Assyriologist Part of the very successful Histories of the Ancient World series An excellent resource for students, instructors, and scholars A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 is a profound text that will be ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses on Ancient Near Eastern and Mesopotamian history and scholars of the subject.

New Babylon Rising

Author : Ron Rhodes
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736971742
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book New Babylon Rising written by Ron Rhodes and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What New Babylon Reveals to Us About the End Times What will the world look like in the last days? One significant clue the Bible offers is a fascinating look at New Babylon. More than one-tenth of the book of Revelation is devoted to prophecies about this city—the center of the antichrist’s world government. But are we to understand these prophecies symbolically or literally? In New Babylon Rising, trusted prophecy expert Ron Rhodes offers insight into what God’s Word tells us about the worldwide influence of New Babylon in the end times. Take a look at what prophetic Scripture says and discover the rampant paganism and evil that will mark this infamous city learn about the convergence and fulfillment of many ancient prophecies about the tribulation and second coming of Christ apprehend that God not only sees the future, but has determined how it will unfold As you explore the Bible’s prophecies about the last days, you’ll discover that no matter how uncertain the future looks, you can have peace knowing that God is in full control of all things.

The Fall of Modern Day Babylon

Author : Horacio A. Villegas
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781977933737
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book The Fall of Modern Day Babylon written by Horacio A. Villegas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a series of blog posts taken from my website, Prophecy In The Making, from the past year. The aim of this book, as has been the aim of all of my previous Prophecy In The Making books, is to sound the alarms, and make people realize just how truly we as a world community are already on the path towards a major nuclear conflagration involving major nuclear powers. If prophecy is correct, the Western powers will lose this current world war and humanity will descend into a new period of darkness, just as when Rome fell centuries ago!

30 Days in Acts

Author : Leah Lively
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book 30 Days in Acts written by Leah Lively and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Leah Lively's second 30-day study through a book of the bible. With a desire to help others mature in their Christian faith journey, Leah takes the reader through a 30-day journey through the book of Acts. Inspired by Francis Chan's, "Letters to the Church", Leah studies the Holy Spirit flame that ignites the spread of the early church in Jerusalem and throughout Europe. This study is a great tool for getting deeper into God's word if your time is limited or if you are new to studying on your own.

Divine Applause

Author : Jeff Anderson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1601425309
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Divine Applause written by Jeff Anderson and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How will God make himself known to you? “This work begs to be read by anyone who wishes to see the invisible God.”—Dr. Tony Evans, president of The Urban Alternative, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship How do we have a relationship with a God we can’t see? There must be more to the Christian life than silence, and more to God than a vacant stare. Divine Applause weaves together biblical insights and personal stories that illustrate the surprising ways God connects with us. Let Jeff Anderson show you how to use your spiritual senses to experience God: • Sense God’s personal attention in unmistakable ways. • Cultivate a constant awareness of God’s presence. • Enjoy the reward of secrets between you and God. • Take risks to break out of a status-quo life and connect more directly with God. • Discover the intensity of God’s interest in you. You don’t have to settle for a distant walk with God. He wants you to know that He notices—and that He delights in you.

Europe's Babylon

Author : Michael Pye
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643137786
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Europe's Babylon written by Michael Pye and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revelatory history of Antwerp—from its rise to a world city to its fall in the Spanish Fury—by the New York Times Notable author of The Edge of the World. Before Amsterdam, there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: the city of Antwerp. In the Age of Exploration, Antwerp was sensational like nineteenth-century Paris or twentieth-century New York. It was somewhere anything could happen or at least be believed: killer bankers, easy kisses, a market in secrets and every kind of heresy. For half the sixteenth century, it was the place for breaking rules—religious, sexual, intellectual. And it was a place of change—a single man cornered all the money in the city and reinvented ideas of what money meant. Another gave the city a new shape purely out of his own ambition. Jews fleeing the Portuguese Inquisition needed Antwerp for their escape, thanks to the remarkable woman at the head of the grandest banking family in Europe. Thomas More opened Utopia there, Erasmus puzzled over money and exchanges, William Tyndale sheltered there and smuggled out his Bible in English until he was killed. Pieter Bruegel painted the town as The Tower of Babel. But when Antwerp rebelled with the Dutch against the Spanish and lost, all that glory was buried and its true history rewritten. The city that unsettled so many now became conformist. Mutinous troops burned the city records, trying to erase its true history. In Europe’s Babylon, Michael Pye sets out to rediscover the city that was lost and bring its wilder days to life using every kind of clue: novels, paintings, songs, schoolbooks, letters and the archives of Venice, London and the Medici. He builds a picture of a city haunted by fire, plague, and violence, but one that was learning how to be a power in its own right as it emerged from feudalism. An astounding and original narrative that illuminates this glamorous and bloody era of history and reveals how this fascinating city played its role in making the world modern.

Revelation

Author :
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 0857861018
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Revelation written by and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age

Author : Joan Aruz
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0300208081
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age written by Joan Aruz and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together the research of internationally renowned scholars, Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age contributes significantly to our understanding of the epoch-making artistic and cultural exchanges that took place across the Near East and Mediterranean in the early first millennium B.C. This was the world of Odysseus, in which seafaring Phoenician merchants charted new nautical trade routes and established prosperous trading posts and colonies on the shores of three continents; of kings Midas and Croesus, legendary for their wealth; and of the Hebrew Bible, whose stories are brought vividly to life by archaeological discoveries. Objects drawn from collections in the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and the United States, reproduced here in sumptuous detail, reflect the cultural encounters of diverse populations interacting through trade, travel, and migration as well as war and displacement. Together, they tell a compelling story of the origins and development of Western artistic traditions that trace their roots to the ancient Near East and across the Mediterranean world. Among the masterpieces brought together in this volume are stone reliefs that adorned the majestic palaces of ancient Assyria; expertly crafted Phonecian and Syrian bronzes and worked ivories that were stored in the treasuries of Assyria and deposited in tombs and sanctuaries in regions far to the west; and lavish personal adornments and other luxury goods, some imported and others inspired by Near Eastern craftsmanship. Accompanying texts by leading scholars position each object in cultural and historical context, weaving a narrative of crisis and conquest, worship and warfare, and epic and empire that spans both continents and millennia. Writing another chapter in the story begun in Art of the First Cities (2003) and Beyond Babylon (2008), Assyria to Iberia offers a comprehensive overview of art, diplomacy, and cultural exchange in an age of imperial and mercantile expansion in the ancient Near East and across the Mediterranean in the first millennium B.C.—the dawn of the Classical age.

Strained Relations

Author : Bill Muehlenberg
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781495969430
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (694 download)

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Download or read book Strained Relations written by Bill Muehlenberg and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-22 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely, comprehensive and thoroughly documented volume, by veteran Australian family activist Bill Muehlenberg, deals with every aspect of the homosexual debate, including lengthy chapters on homosexual marriage and adoption rights. The book also examines the biblical and theological material on this subject, rebutting the wild theories of the theological revisionists. With over 700 footnotes, this is the most extensively researched and referenced volume on this topic available in Australia.

Babylon

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781542754354
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (543 download)

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Download or read book Babylon written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures. *Includes historic accounts about the city and its history. *Profiles Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar and the Hanging Gardens. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. The ancient world was full of many fantastic cities and places, and like today's major cities, the great ancient cities were hubs of trade, religion, and science. Writing was first invented in ancient cities, and many important scientific discoveries were also made in them, some of which are still used in the modern world. Among the many cities of the ancient world, Rome and Athens may come to mind first, but the city of Babylon in the land of Mesopotamia was already an ancient, venerated city when the others were still inconsequential settlements. Today, Babylon has become a byword for greed, excess, and licentiousness, mostly due to its mention in the Bible, but a closer examination reveals that Babylon was so much more, and even perhaps the most important city in the ancient world. Ancient Babylon was home to great dynasties that produced some of the world's most influential leaders, most notably Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, and these rulers invoked their wills on the entire ancient Near East and have been remembered as both progressive and cruel all at the same time. Babylon was also the seat of culture in ancient Mesopotamia and the place where scholars made amazing scientific advances that would not be eclipsed for several centuries. An examination of ancient Babylon demonstrates that it was truly the first great city in the ancient world. Of course, the sheer span of history between Babylon's power and today has produced plenty of historical questions and controversy. One of the things people most closely associate Babylon with is the Hanging Gardens, which, like the Great Pyramid of Giza, were considered both a technological marvel and an aesthetic masterpiece. Ancient historians believed that the Hanging Gardens were constructed around the 7th century B.C. after the second rise of Babylon, which would make them the second-oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and they were reputedly created by the biblical Nebuchadnezzar II (the king who conquered Judea) to please his homesick wife, after the model of Egyptian pleasure gardens. However, in 1993, British Assyriologist, Stephanie Dalley, proposed a theory that the Hanging Gardens were ordered built by the Assyrian King Sennacherib a century earlier for his giant palace at Nineveh instead. She believed that the two sites were easily confused by ancient sources, resulting in the Gardens being incorrectly located in Babylon a century later. Babylon was also instrumental in the development of the region's religions. Ancient Mesopotamian religion continues to captivate people for many of the same reasons today's best known religions and their histories fascinate people. The religion practiced by the Ancient Mesopotamians provides a certain mix between the mundane and the surreal, and at the same time aspects of it are both familiar and bizarre to people today. Some find themselves drawn to it based on its preeminent position in religious history as the oldest documented religion in the world. Others become fascinated with the close connections between some of the Mesopotamian religious texts, which include a flood story, a creation story and a story of the righteous sufferer, and their parallels in the Hebrew Bible. Babylon: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Mesopotamia's Greatest City traces the history of the city and its rise as the center of the Babylonian empire. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the city of Babylon like never before, in no time at all.