“Nabonidus was a new man, with a new vision of the Babylonian Empire,” says Beaulieu. Nabonidus’ efforts to hold together his realm may have ultimately gone unrealized, but by exploring his ...

Lisa Ackerman, interim CEO of the New York-based World Monuments Fund, told the BBC the charity had been working with the Iraqi government for 12 years on Babylon's pitch. She said it was "not ...

There are parts of the excavation site that date back to the Sasanian Empire of the 3 rd through 7 th centuries, but a majority of the best-preserved parts of the site are remnants of the Old ...