the hanging gardens of babylon
121BABYLONIA — BABYLONIA, ancient country in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers; corresponding approximately to modern iraq . Babylonia is the Greek form of the name babili – sometimes translated as gate of God – known from cuneiform texts …
122Amytis — (flourished late seventh century B.C.) A Median princess who became the queen of Babylonia s King Nebuchadnezzar II circa 605 b.c. The marriage was designed to seal the alliance between the Babylonians and the Medes following their joint… …
123Chronology — B.C. ca. 10,000 9000 Agriculture begins in the Fertile Crescent, an arc shaped region lying along the northern rim of the Mesopotamian plains. ca. 5500 People from the Fertile Crescent begin to descend from the hills and settle in the… …
124Green roof — Traditional sod roofs can be seen in many places in the Faroe Islands …
125Roof garden — A roof garden is any garden on the roof of a building.Humans have grown plants atop structures since antiquity. Besides the decorative benefit, roof plantings may provide food, temperature control, architectural enhancement, and recreational… …
126Jardines Colgantes de Babilonia — Una pintura del siglo XVI de los Jardines Colgantes de Babilonia (por Martin Heemskerck). Al fondo puede distinguirse la Torre de Babel. Los Jardines Colgantes de Babilonia son considerados una de las Siete Maravillas del Mundo Antiguo. Fueron… …
127Tower of Babel — • Information on the history, site, and construction of the tower Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tower of Babel Tower of Babel …
128Sin-ahhe-eriba — Niederlage Sanheribs vor Jerusalem (nach der Bibel), Peter Paul Rubens, 1. Hälfte 17. Jahrhundert Sin ahhe eriba (hebräisch Sanherib, neuassyrisch Sin aḫḫe eriba, Sin achche eriba; * etwa 745 v. Chr.; † 16. Januar 680 v. Chr.) war… …
