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Celestial Ledgers: How Babylonian Astronomy Governed Seasons, Taxes, and Empire

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:33:15 +0000

Babylonian astronomy cannot be fully understood if confined to the history of science. It was, fundamentally, a socio-political

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:02:02 +0000

Babylon was a minor port city on the Euphrates River until the rise of Hammurabi, who made it

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:04:29 +0000

The Hanging Gardens are the only one of the Seven Wonders for which the location is unknown. Introduction

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:41:04 +0000

Much Babylonian legal precedent remained in force through various cultures and survived to influence Romans. Introduction Babylonian law is a

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:57:39 +0000

The Babylon ruins, once the capital of Nebuchadnezzar’s empire, are among some of the world’s oldest and most

Matthew McIntosh — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 19:07:41 +0000

In recent decades, the site of Babylon has suffered considerable damage from problematic reconstructions of ancient buildings. The

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 17:46:07 +0000

Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in about 600 BC as

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:26:50 +0000

Passing lion, brick panel from the Procession Way which ran from the Marduk temple to the Ishtar Gate

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:41:08 +0000

The top of the Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi / Creative Commons Hammurabi ruled through provincial governors

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:41:23 +0000

Hammurabi (standing), depicted as receiving his royal insignia from Shamash. Hammurabi holds his hands over his mouth as a sign