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Neo-Babylonian city
The capital of Babylon rebuilt and expanded on the Euphrates in Mesopotamia during the Neo-Babylonian dynasty, famed for Nebuchadnezzar II's walls, p…
Timeline
- c. -626–-605Babylon · BabyloniaNabopolassar and his son Nebuchadnezzar II rebuilt the capital on the ancient site of Babylon, restoring its status as an urban center on the Euphrates and laying the foundation for subsequent large-scale expansion.
- -605–-562Babylon · BabyloniaNebuchadnezzar II massively built double walls, the Ishtar Gate, the Processional Way and the Esagila-Marduk temple district, making Babylon one of the largest and most systematically planned cities in the world at the time.
- -539Babylon · BabyloniaCyrus the Great captured Babylon, the last king Nabonidus was taken prisoner, and the Neo-Babylonian dynasty came to an end; the city remained important under Persian rule, but its era as the capital of an independent dynasty was over.
Sources
- Babylon: A History of the City — Paul-Alain Beaulieu (2018)
- The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume III Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires — I. E. S. Edwards et al. (1991)