The greatness that was Babylon; a sketch of the ancient civilization of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley

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Название:The greatness that was Babylon; a sketch of the ancient civilization of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley

Издательство:New York, Hawthorn Books, Inc; First Edition edition

Автор:Saggs, H. W. F

Год: 1962

Количество страниц:562 в оригинале

Язык:English

Формат:pdf

Размер:123 Mb

A sketch of the ancient civilization of the Tigris-Euphrates valley

"And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying: Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down and shall be found no more at all.". REVELATIONS XVIII : 21

Splendor and degradation are the marks; that centuries have placed upon the ancient land of Babylon. Its history has been too often neglected because of the many enigmas that have baffled scholars since the time of its fall.