Babylon Collection (#2)

Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires, 1936
7125140 Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires, 1936; (add.info.: Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires

Old Jew of Babylon, engraving 19th century, drawing by Emile. Bayard
JAB5037166 Old Jew of Babylon, engraving 19th century, drawing by Emile. Bayard; (add.info.: Old Jew of Babylon, engraving 19th century, drawing by Emile. Bayard); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Babylonian warrior with horse back. 19th century coloring engraving after a low relief
NWI4856192 Babylonian warrior with horse back. 19th century coloring engraving after a low relief.; (add.info.: Babylonian warrior with horse back)

Civilization of Antiquity: High Priest and King of Babylon. Colourful engraving from the 19th century
NWI4862058 Civilization of Antiquity: High Priest and King of Babylon. Colourful engraving from the 19th century.; (add.info.: Civilization of Antiquity: High Priest and King of Babylon)

Jeremiah lamenting over the misery of Jerusalem. 1860 (chromolithograph)
531129 Jeremiah lamenting over the misery of Jerusalem. 1860 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Bible: Lamentations 2. 7th century BC Old Testament prophet)

Babylon taken by Cyrus the Great (engraving)
8673434 Babylon taken by Cyrus the Great (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylon taken by Cyrus the Great)

Map of the Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite Empires (litho)
8660960 Map of the Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite Empires (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite Empires)

Nehemiah surveys the Walls of Jerusalem, 444 BC (litho)
8661277 Nehemiah surveys the Walls of Jerusalem, 444 BC (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nehemiah surveys the Walls of Jerusalem, 444 BC)

Nabonidus sending Instructions to Belshazzar (litho)
8660925 Nabonidus sending Instructions to Belshazzar (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nabonidus sending Instructions to Belshazzar)

Babylonian lion (colour litho)
8663933 Babylonian lion (colour litho) by Heydel, Paul (1854-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylonian lion. Illustration for Der Mensch und die Erde by Hans Kraemer)

Herodotus: Babylonian captives (colour litho)
8652181 Herodotus: Babylonian captives (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylonian captives)

Antigonus on the road to Babylon (engraving)
8635128 Antigonus on the road to Babylon (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antigonus on the road to Babylon. Illustration from Hellas)

Nimrud (or Nimrod, Nemrod), king of Sumer (Iraq), first empire founded after Deluge
NWI4911972 Nimrud (or Nimrod, Nemrod), king of Sumer (Iraq), first empire founded after Deluge, a powerful hunter and founder of Babylon (Mesopotamia)

The fall of Babylon
5311805 The fall of Babylon; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting the fall of Babylon. Dated 15th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Myths and legends: The Great Prostituee of Babylon riding the dragon at 7 heads
NWI4930932 Myths and legends: The Great Prostituee of Babylon riding the dragon at 7 heads. Colourful engraving from the New Testament

Map depicting the cradle of western civilization, 6, 000 - 4, 000 BC. (print)
7420091 Map depicting the cradle of western civilization, 6, 000 - 4, 000 BC. (print); (add.info.: Map depicting the cradle of western civilization, 6, 000 - 4, 000 BC)

Seven wonders of the world: Mesopotamia. Hanging gardens of Babylon in Antiquity
NWI4860999 Seven wonders of the world: Mesopotamia. Hanging gardens of Babylon in Antiquity. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Seven wonders of the world: Mesopotamia)

The Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving)
6867214 The Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving); (add.info.: The Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon)

Plan of Babylon
6117877 Plan of Babylon; (add.info.: Imaginary plan of Babylon, Mesopotamia. Modern day Iraq. 18th century engraving by Johann Adam Delsenbach, 1687-1765 from Entwurff einer historischen Architectur)

Civilization of Antiquity: Cyrus II the Great entering Babylon, 539 BC. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4912756 Civilization of Antiquity: Cyrus II the Great entering Babylon, 539 BC. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Civilization of Antiquity: Cyrus II the Great entering Babylon)

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Birs Nimrud, Babylon (engraving)
8635116 Birs Nimrud, Babylon (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birs Nimrud, Babylon. Illustration from Hellas)

Zedekiah is Blinded and taken to Babylon, 586 BC (litho)
8661282 Zedekiah is Blinded and taken to Babylon, 586 BC (litho) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zedekiah is Blinded and taken to Babylon, 586 BC)

The Persians storming the Citadel of Babylon (litho)
8660926 The Persians storming the Citadel of Babylon (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Persians storming the Citadel of Babylon)

The Death of Alexander, BC 323 (litho)
8660728 The Death of Alexander, BC 323 (litho) by Piloty, Ferdinand II (1828-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Alexander, BC 323)

The destruction of Babylon by Sennacherib in 689 BC, when he diverted the course of the Euphrates so that its waters
3033780 The destruction of Babylon by Sennacherib in 689 BC, when he diverted the course of the Euphrates so that its waters flowed over the city and destroyed all but the most massive buildings

Babylon - in " Collectanea Rerum Mirabilium", Cosmography of S. Solinus, 14th century
GIA5036372 Babylon - in " Collectanea Rerum Mirabilium", Cosmography of S. Solinus, 14th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

Antiquite, Mesopotamia: remains of the ancient Babylon Canal (Iraq), Tiger River
NWI4858633 Antiquite, Mesopotamia: remains of the ancient Babylon Canal (Iraq), Tiger River, around the middle of the 19th century

Leaders of Babylon talking with Persies. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4856881 Leaders of Babylon talking with Persies. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Leaders of Babylon talking with Persies)

Map of the Middle East (Middle East) in antiquity, birth of civilization. We see the territories of: Egypt, Nubia
NWI4860542 Map of the Middle East (Middle East) in antiquity, birth of civilization. We see the territories of: Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, Babylon, Phenicia, Tyre, Mesopotamia, Armenia

Civilization of Antiquity: King Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of Babylon (v. 630-562 BC) looking at the city of Babylon
NWI4912512 Civilization of Antiquity: King Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of Babylon (v. 630-562 BC) looking at the city of Babylon, 7th century BC

Daniel and his companions (Ananias, Azarias and Misael) meeting the king of Babylon (Mesopotamia)
NWI4912534 Daniel and his companions (Ananias, Azarias and Misael) meeting the king of Babylon (Mesopotamia), Nebuchadnezzar II (around 630-562 BC)

Portrait of the Legendary Queen of Babylon Semiramis, wife of King Ninus, succeeding him to the throne of Assyria
ELD4906699 Portrait of the Legendary Queen of Babylon Semiramis, wife of King Ninus, succeeding him to the throne of Assyria

Map of Babylonia
3521960 Map of Babylonia; (add.info.: Map of Babylonia and it's extent at different periods in history. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

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State Entry of Cyrus into Babylon (litho)
8660924 State Entry of Cyrus into Babylon (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: State Entry of Cyrus into Babylon)

Babylon in Ruins (vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665475 Babylon in Ruins (vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Babylon in Ruins (vision of John the Baptist)

Biblical scene: Daniel reading the scripture on the wall for King Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of Babylon
NWI4917094 Biblical scene: Daniel reading the scripture on the wall for King Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of Babylon. Colourful engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Biblical scene)

Illustration of the Ishtar Gate in ancient Babylon (w/c on paper)
5023490 Illustration of the Ishtar Gate in ancient Babylon (w/c on paper); (add.info.: eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon)

Antiquity: use of asphalt to cover the soil in Babylon, 6th century BC. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4868347 Antiquity: use of asphalt to cover the soil in Babylon, 6th century BC. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Civilization of Antiquity: Empire Mede. Suit of the noble Medes (part of the Persian and Assyrian empires)
NWI4862515 Civilization of Antiquity: Empire Mede. Suit of the noble Medes (part of the Persian and Assyrian empires, people of Iran) - Leaders of Babylon talking with Persians

Seven wonders of the world: Entrance of the hanging gardens of Babylon into antiquity
NWI4863373 Seven wonders of the world: Entrance of the hanging gardens of Babylon into antiquity. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Seven wonders of the world)

Religious temple built by the Jews: the Israeli prisoners building the ziggurat (or ziggurat)
NWI4862268 Religious temple built by the Jews: the Israeli prisoners building the ziggurat (or ziggurat) of the ancient Babylon (Etemenanki)

Dosso Dossi (1490 - 1542, Giovanni di Luteri, said:): The prophet Ezekiel console the deportees from Zion camped near
GIM5037815 Dosso Dossi (1490 - 1542, Giovanni di Luteri, said:): The prophet Ezekiel console the deportees from Zion camped near the hanging garden of Babylon

The city walls of Babylon surrounding the hanging gardens and the tower of Babel
FLO4577083 The city walls of Babylon surrounding the hanging gardens and the tower of Babel. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

The hanging gardens of Babylon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur
FLO4577068 The hanging gardens of Babylon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar

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Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (engraving)
8635119 Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Babylon: A Timeless Tale of Grandeur and Mystery" Step into the enchanting world of Babylon, a city that has captivated imaginations for centuries. From the awe-inspiring Hanging Gardens to the majestic Ishtar Gate, this ancient metropolis holds secrets waiting to be unraveled. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, were a testament to human ingenuity and beauty. Imagine strolling through lush greenery cascading from towering terraces, creating an oasis in the heart of a bustling city. At Berlin's Pergamon Museum, you can catch a glimpse of history with the Ishtar Gate from Babylon. Its vibrant blue glazed bricks adorned with mythical creatures transport you back to an era when artistry knew no bounds. Legend intertwines with reality as we recall Daniel and Belshazzar's tale within these walls. The prophetic visions and mysterious writings have fascinated scholars throughout time, leaving us pondering their significance even today. Babylon's lion roared proudly along its Processional Way, symbolizing power and majesty. This magnificent creature decorated this grand avenue where kings paraded during religious ceremonies—a sight that must have left spectators in awe. As depicted by John Martin's masterpiece "The Fall of Babylon, " we witness destruction amidst chaos—an epic scene capturing both tragedy and triumph. The artist skillfully portrays the downfall of this once-mighty empire while reminding us that all great civilizations eventually face their demise. Delve deeper into history through artifacts like Cyrus the Great's Cylinder—its Akkadian cuneiform script revealing tales long forgotten. These relics offer glimpses into everyday life in ancient Babylonia—the customs, beliefs, and achievements etched onto clay tablets for eternity. A chronological chart brings together visions from Daniel and John—two prophets who transcended time itself. Their prophecies continue to intrigue scholars seeking meaning behind cryptic symbols and divine messages.