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 ...

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 ...

Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates ... They also built impressive structures such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, considered one ...