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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Collection of facts about Babylonia

This post is a collection of facts about Babylonia (1890 - 539 BC). There are 9 facts listed below.

• Based in southern Mesopotamia
• Capital: Babylon
• Rivalry with Assyria in northern Mesopotamia
• Akkadian language and culture
• Hammurabi ruled 1792 - 1750 BC
• Kassite dynasty ruled 1531 - 1155 BC
• Assyrian ruled 911 - 619 BC
• Neo-Babylonian Empire 626 - 539 BC
• Fell to Achaemenid Empire 539 BC

Sources

Wikipedia: Babylonia, Kassites, Neo-Babylonian Empire