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 whatever passed for a private moment in ancient Babylon, I like to think she rolled her eyes, took a deep breath, and wondered if there was enough barley wine in all of Mesopotamia to get her ...

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 ...