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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

A ten‑minute investigation of ancient testimonies, archaeological gaps, and modern reinterpretations of the legendary gardens.

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Historical record: Berossus, Babyloniaca (fragments quoted by Eusebius) · Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 10.8.5 · Strabo, Geography 11.7.1 · Sennacherib Prism (Taylor Prism) · British Museum, Relief of Sennacherib’s Garden (BM 124789) · Sennacherib’s Annals, Louvre AO 12686

Tradition / scripture: Greek and Roman writers (e.g., Diodorus Siculus, 1st c. BCE) · Medieval Arabic tradition

The Institute's interpretation: Cuneiform administrative tablets, Babylon, 6th c. BCE · M. Mallowan, Excavations at Babylon (1960) · J. Rogers, Feasibility of Babylonian Terraced Gardens (2015) · J.P. Oleson, Water Engineering in the Ancient Near East (2000) · S. Dalley, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: A Reassessment (1998) · M. Liverani, The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy (2005)

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 103 s of CPU.

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