babylon

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1. babylon - Noun

2. Babylon - Proper noun

Meaning

the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

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Accuracy of dates Please see the article on Chronology of the ancient Near East for more discussion regarding the accuracy and resolution of dates for events of the 2nd millennium BC in the Near East (Babylon, etc.). Source: Internet

After securing his empire, which included marrying a Median princess, he devoted himself to maintaining the empire and conducting numerous impressive building projects in Babylon. Source: Internet

After a bitter struggle Babylon was sacked and its allies vanquished, Shamash-shum-ukim being killed in the process. Source: Internet

After the defeat of Pharaoh Necho's army by the Babylonians at Carchemish in 605 BCE, Jehoiakim began paying tribute to Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. Source: Internet

Agum III also campaigned against the Sealand Dynasty, finally wholly conquering the far south of Mesopotamia for Babylon, destroying its capital Dur-Enlil in the process. Source: Internet

All of the Del Rey novels are considered completely canonical within the filmic Babylon 5 universe. Source: Internet

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