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  2. According to tradition, the gardens were constructed by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife, Amytis of Babylon, so that she would feel less homesick. No surviving contemporary Babylonian documents provide the name of Nebuchadnezzar's wife. According to Berossus, her name was Amytis, daughter of Astyages, king of the Medes. Berossus writes that ...

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Nebuchadnezzar II was the ruler of Babylonia c. 605–561 BC. He expanded his empire while building the city of Babylon into a wonder of the ancient world.

  4. Amytis of Media (c. 630-565 BCE; Median: *ᴴumati; Ancient Greek: Ancient Greek: Αμυτις, romanized: Amutis; Latin: Amytis) [1] [2] was a queen of Babylon, wife of Nebuchadnezzar II and daughter of the Median king Cyaxares.

  5. Nov 7, 2018 · Nebuchadnezzar II is said to have created the gardens for his wife who missed the landscape of her homeland and this detail is included in Diodorus' description. Even though no physical evidence of the Hanging Gardens has been found at Babylon, there is no reason to believe that Nebuchadnezzar II would not – or could not – have built them ...

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  6. Feb 2, 2018 · Nebuchadnezzar II married a woman named Amytis of Media in 630 BCE, a marriage that lasted until 565 BCE. This was actually extremely beneficial for Nebuchadnezzar II, as it created a strong alliance between the Babylonians and the Medes. Amytis was the daughter of Cyaxerxes, the king of Medes.

  7. Aug 29, 2024 · Spouse: Amytis of Media. Children: Evil-Merodach and Eanna-szarra-usur. Nebuchadnezzar II. Born in Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar was the son of Nabopolassar, founder of the Chaldean dynasty. Just as Nebuchadnezzar succeeded his father on the throne, so did his son Evil-Merodach follow him.

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