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    • 1. Cravenwood
      1. Cravenwood Nov 13, 2014
      • A private security firm calls for assistance at a Youth Offenders Institution riot.
    • 2. Maze Hill
      2. Maze Hill Nov 20, 2014
      • Liz presents her vision for the force's own news channel that will rival established outlets.
    • 3. Thameside Centre
      3. Thameside Centre Nov 27, 2014
      • A bomb threat to the Thameside Convention Center sends all units into motion.
  2. Feb 2, 2018 · Nik Wheeler/Corbis/Getty Images. Babylon was the largest city in the vast Babylonian empire. Founded more than 4,000 years ago as a small port on the Euphrates River, the city’s ruins are located...

  3. Oct 14, 2022 · Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern-day Iraq 59 miles (94 km) southwest of Baghdad. The name is derived from bav-il or bav-ilim, which in Akkadian meant "Gate of God " (or "Gate of the Gods"), given as Babylon in Greek. In its time, it was a great cultural and religious center.

  4. Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity. It was the capital of southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from the early 2nd millennium to the early 1st millennium BCE and capital of the Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) empire in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE, when it was at the height of its splendor.

  5. The splendid city of Babylon, located between the waters of the Euphrates and the Tigris some 60 miles south of Baghdad, was one of them. Unlike the many towns that fell and disappeared, Babylon ...

  6. Jan 2, 2024 · Beautiful Babylon: Jewel of the Ancient World. Ruled by Hammurabi, restored by Nebuchadrezzar, conquered by Cyrus—this city in the heart of Mesopotamia was both desired and despised, placing it at the center stage of the dawn of history.

  7. Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon was the largest city in the world, covering about 4 square miles (10 square km). The Euphrates, which has since shifted its course, flowed through it, the older part of the city being on the east bank.

  8. Jul 5, 2019 · Babylon is an archaeological site which stands out as a unique testimony to one of the most influential empires of the ancient world. One of the largest, oldest settlements in Mesopotamia and the Middle East, it was the seat of successive powerful empires under such famous rulers as Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar.

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