(CNN) – It’s been besieged, razed, and set on fire. But the ancient city of Babylon still survives. Some of the worst damage to it was not done by ISIS, but by Saddam Hussein. They’re hauling away ...
Iraq on Friday celebrated the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to name the historic city of Babylon a world heritage site in a vote held in Azerbaijan's capital, years after Baghdad began ...
RUINS OF BABYLON, Iraq, July 5 (Reuters) - The ancient city of Babylon, first referenced in a clay tablet from the 23rd century B.C., was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Friday, after a ...
One day, according to the Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, when he exclai­med, “Is this not the great Babylon I built as the royal residence, ...
The Bible is not like any other book. As the Hebrews (4:12) writer explains: ‘For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul ...
The UN body has described the ancient city as a "unique testimony to one of the most influential empires of the ancient world." After years of damaging interventions, Babylon will now gain protected ...
History is a grim reminder of how power and wealth are fleeting and once great civilisations are reduced to rubble with the passage of time. The city of Babylon was the glittering centrepiece of the ...
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