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Amytis of Media (c. 630-565 BCE; Median: *ᴴumati; Ancient Greek: Ancient Greek: Αμυτις, romanized: Amutis; Latin: Amytis) was a Queen of Ancient Babylon. She was the daughter of the Median king Cyaxares, and the wife of Nebuchadnezzar II.
- Amytis (daughter of Astyages)
Amytis was the daughter of the Median king Astyages. Amytis...
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon
According to one legend, the Hanging Gardens were built...
- Amytis (daughter of Astyages)
According to tradition, Nebuchadnezzar constructed the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, featuring exotic shrubs, vines and trees as well as artificial hills, watercourses and knolls, so that Amytis would feel less homesick for the mountains of Media. No archaeological evidence for these gardens has yet ...
- August 605 BC – 7 October 562 BC
- Nabopolassar
- c. 642 BC, Uruk (?)
- Amel-Marduk
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Astyages succeeded his father in 585 BCE, following the Battle of Halys, which ended a five-year war between the Lydians and the Medes. He inherited a large empire, ruled in alliance with his two brothers-in-law, Croesus of Lydia and Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon , whose wife, Amytis , Astyages' sister, was the queen for whom Nebuchadnezzar was ...
- Median dynasty
- 585 – 550 BC (according to Herodotus)
Amel-Marduk ( Babylonian cuneiform: Amēl-Marduk, [1] meaning "man of Marduk "), [1] also known as Awil-Marduk, [2] or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach [1] ( Biblical Hebrew: אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ , ʾĔwīl Mərōḏaḵ ), was the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BC until his overthrow ...
Feb 5, 2024 · In circa 605 B.C.E., Princess Amytis travelled from Ecbatana to Babylon and married King Nebuchadnezzar II. Amytis then became Queen of Babylon. King Nebuchadnezzar II loved her greatly, and she became his favourite wife. According to a famous story, Queen Amytis missed her homeland. King Nebuchadnezzar II wanted to please her.
