The City of Babylon: A History, C. 2000 BC – AD 116

"This detailed history, drawing on fascinating ancient texts and archaeology of the site, is valuable reading,"—Minerva Magazine. Babylon was home to the empires of Assyria, Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, Alexander the Great, the Seleucids, and the Parthians; its city walls were a wonder of the world; its ziggurat, the legendary tower of Babel. 396 pages, softcover. Cambridge University.