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The 32 pages that link to Babylon, each with the reason it gives.

• Achaemenid EmpireBroader topic: Its peaceful surrender extended Achaemenid rule into Mesopotamia.

• MesopotamiaBroader topic: Babylon later became the region’s best-known imperial and cultural center.

• Book of DanielRelated: The book’s court tales locate Daniel’s exile and service in this imperial center.

• EuphratesBroader topic: The river ran through the city and supported its agriculture and transport.

• Nebuchadnezzar IIBroader topic: Nebuchadnezzar transformed the capital with enlarged defenses, temples, and ceremonial spaces.

• MardukRelated: Marduk’s growing prestige tracked the political fortunes of his home city.

• Seleucus I NicatorRelated: Seleucus made Babylon an early center of his rule after returning to the east.

• Cyrus CylinderBroader topic: The cylinder was found at Babylon and describes Cyrus’s rule there.

• HammurabiNarrower topic: It was Hammurabi’s capital and the base from which he built his kingdom.

• TigrisRelated: Its history reflects the interconnected river landscapes of Mesopotamia, though Babylon stood on the Euphrates.

• Ishtar GateNarrower topic: The gate formed part of Babylon’s monumental northern processional route.

• Babylonian calendarBroader topic: The calendar takes its name from the city whose scribes standardized its use.

• BabyloniaBroader topic: The city was Babylonia’s political and religious center and gave the civilization its name.

• AkituNarrower topic: The festival’s royal and religious significance depended on Babylon’s status as a political center.

• AššurCompared with: Babylon offers a comparison between a major sacred city and the Assyrian center at Aššur.

• EtemenankiNarrower topic: Etemenanki stood in Babylon, whose political and religious center shaped its significance.

• Babylonian EmpireBroader topic: The city gave these states their name and served as their political and cultural center.

• Hanging Gardens of BabylonRelated: The traditional setting, though archaeological evidence has not confirmed a garden there.

• Achaemenid royal roadRelated: Its position in the imperial network linked the Iranian plateau with Mesopotamia.

• Tower of BabelRelated: Later traditions connect Babel's name and imagery with Babylon's reputation.

• Sacred prostitutionBroader topic: Herodotus’s account of an alleged sexual rite there is the best-known case behind the label.

• History of IraqBroader topic: Its successive dynasties made southern Iraq a center of regional power.

• Pergamon MuseumNarrower topic: The museum’s Ishtar Gate and processional-way displays come from this city.

• Salix babylonicaCompared with: The epithet babylonica suggests a connection that does not match the species’ native range.

• AnsharRelated: Enuma Elish presents Babylon as Marduk’s city, linking Anshar’s story to Babylonian theology.

• Enūma ElišRelated: The epic elevates Babylon by making its patron god supreme.

• Architecture of MesopotamiaRelated: Its successive temples, palaces, and gates preserve a renowned example of urban monumentality.

• Culture of IraqBroader topic: Its ruins anchor Iraq’s globally recognized ancient heritage.

• HillahBroader topic: The ancient city’s ruins lie just north of Hillah.

• Margot RobbieBroader topic: Robbie starred as Nellie LaRoy, an aspiring actor navigating the film industry.

• Mursili IRelated: Mursili’s campaign reached this distant city and altered its dynastic history.

• NabonassarNarrower topic: Nabonassar ruled the kingdom centered on this city.