The Babylonian Empire: An Enthralling Overview of Babylon and the Babylonians (History of Mesopotamia)

This is a very, very good book on the History of Mesopotamia. The people of Babylon came up with quadratic equations and trigonometry. They kept a log of the position of the planets, of meteor showers, sun rise and sun set, solar and lunar eclipse. The first ruler of Babylon, Hammurabi, came up with "Hammurabi's Law Code" which was written on a stelae and placed where all could read it. The Babylonian doctors wrote the first book on medicine. Back then doctors did not have hospitals to treat patients, patients were either treated at home or they would go to a clinic where doctors could treat them and several other patients overnight.The Babylonians created a city that became a pilgrimage destination with many temples. The architecture of the famed "hanging gardens" and several other "world wonders" were all located in Babylon, which aided in making the city a place worth travelling to.So many first happened in Babylon that the best way to find all of it out is by reading the book, which I highly recomend, you will not be disappointed.

Excellent gathering of the available truths and myths into one easy to understand summary. Great view into the ancient past of man.

This book analyses the achievements and challenges of the Babylonian Empire. It was a significant socio-political entity in Ancient Times. Like Assyria, the Babylonian state retained the written Akkadian language (the language of its native populace) for official use, despite its Northwest Semitic-speaking Amorite founders and Kassite successors, who spoke a language isolate, not being native Mesopotamians. It retained the Sumerian language for religious use (as did Assyria). Still, already by the time, Babylon was founded, this was no longer a spoken language, having been wholly subsumed by Akkadian. The earlier Akkadian and Sumerian traditions played a significant role in Babylonian and Assyrian culture. The region would remain an important cultural center, even under its protracted periods of outside rule. Ganesh of Mari founded the Kassite dynasty.Both Dynasties were significant. Moreover, The Kassites, like the Amorite rulers who had preceded them, were not originally native to Mesopotamia. They had first appeared in the Zagros Mountains of northwestern Iran today. Overall the book is well-written.

Sort of like a book report. Not bad - not great. Definitely learned a lot

I found this book outstanding in every way. It is a fascinating, vivid picture of an incredible time in history. It’s interesting to read with rigorous research and draws the reader in as it travels through the three nations that ruled from Babylon. It gave me a fresh perspective of how the Old Testament history and prophets fit in with what was happening in Mesopotamia.I highly recommend this book to anyone, whether history buffs or someone completely new to the topic. This book is great for AP students or homeschoolers who will benefit from a solid foundation in the history of Babylon (and Sumer and Assyria) in a fun format they will enjoy reading.

Excellent historical information, on an empire that is hardly talked about in the media.All other empires follow this great one.

Once again, the writers at Enthralling History have done a great job in providing us with a well written and easy to read book. I enjoyed reading about the Babylonians and their empire.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I have read many books about the ancient Sumerian region but I have never found one that is as compelling and completely understandable as this book about Ancient Babylon. From the creation of the empire of Hammurabi to the conquest by Alexander the Great this book lays out the history of this great city and empire to the understanding of the reader even if this is the first book you have read on the subject. It is the first book I have read that gives a biography of Hammurabi and tells of his great accomplishments. It talks about the importance of the gods in Babylon and how Babylon became a worship center in the empire and how even when Babylon was ruled by foreign powers the worship center remained. It tells of the great scientific, governmental administration and architectural achievements of the Babylonians. Babylon became the largest and richest city in the mesopotamian region and built a powerful empire twice, the first time under Hammurabi and the second time under Nebuchadnezzar II. If you want to read about this ancient civilization and learn of great feats of the ancients this is the book for you. I highly recommend it. It is well researched and well written in language easily understood and it contains maps and illustrations showing the locations of the major cities of the time.