The site of Babylon was first identified in the 1800s in what is now Iraq. Later excavations, undertaken by the German archaeologist Robert Koldewey in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ...

Alexander the Great died at age 32, but his cause of death is unclear. What killed him has been a long-standing source of ...

A replica of this gateway now serves as a prime tourist attraction in Iraq, enticing visitors to the historic city of Babylon. However, the actual, reconstructed Ishtar Gate can be found in the ...

Though Akkadian as a spoken language in Mesopotamia died out toward the end of the first millennium B.C., cuneiform continued to be used by temple scribes and astrologers. Greek scholars are known ...