Neo-Babylonian Empire

Babylonian world map 1. The world seen from Babylon. Babylon is the central rectangle through which runs the Euphrates River, which originates in the mountains at the top and flows into the marshes below. This land is surrounded by the circle of salty sea, beyond which is the land in which the sun never sets. 12.2 cm tall. British Museum.
brick frieze from the reconstructed Ishtar Gate, Babylon 2. Glazed brick frieze from the reconstructed Ishtar Gate, Babylon. Lion detail. Ca. 575 B.C. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin.
Ishtar Gate, Babylon 3. Ishtar Gate, Babylon. Reconstructed detail. Ca. 575 B.C.