Babylon : the mother of all cities
Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd2026
Book
Babylon often appears more myth than history. Purportedly the site of the Hanging Gardens and the Tower of Babel, its infamous presence in the Bible has made it a byword for sinful decadence. But Babylon was a real place teeming with life, a bustling mega-city on the Euphrates where schoolteachers, artisans, priests, slaves, prostitutes and soldiers rubbed shoulders in maze-like streets and busy marketplaces. The city was home to some extraordinary rulers, from Hammurabi the great lawgiver to Nebuchadnezzar II, the conqueror-king, under whose reign the city glistened in gold and lapis lazuli. In this book, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones brings the city vividly to life, tracing its foundation through to its world domination, and subsequent decline, fall and ruin into dust.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles Library | Adult Non Fiction | 935.5Hardback | On order |
Main title:
Babylon : the mother of all cities / Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones.
Author:
Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd, author
Imprint:
London : Wildfire, 2026.
Collation:
528 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781035416738 (hbk)
Dewey class:
935.5935.5 LLE
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4275025