This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...

Inside the bitter river, small circles and rectangles represent different cities and tribes in Mesopotamia including Babylon ...

In Mesopotamia (c. 3500 BCE – 539 BCE), particularly in Babylon, astronomy was integral to their culture and daily life, often intertwined with astrology. The Babylonians were pioneers in ...