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Fall of Babylon,539 BC
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Title:
Fall of Babylon,539 BC
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Nabonidus was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. He angered the priests and commoners of Babylon by neglecting the city’s chief god, Marduk, and elevating the moon god, Sin, to the highest status. The Persian Achaemenid Empire to the east, led by Cyrus the Great, had been gaining strength. King Cyrus had become popular among the residents of Babylon by posing as the one who would restore Marduk to his rightful place in the city. As the Persians advanced to Babylon, Nabonidus returned. He was captured by the Persians in 539 BC and Babylon was occupied, thus ending the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Cyclopedia of Universal History by John Clark Ridpath, 1890 (cropped and cleaned).
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4200 x 3668 px | 44.1 MB
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35.6 x 31.1 cm | 14.0 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
6TH CENTURY BC • ACHAEMENID EMPIRE • ANCIENT CIVILIZATION • ANCIENT • BABYLON • BW • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CHALDEAN EMPIRE • CYRUS II OF PERSIA • CYRUS THE ELDER • CYRUS THE GREAT • FALL OF BABYLON • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • HISTORY • KING • MESOPOTAMIAN EMPIRE • NABONIDUS • NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIRE • PERSIAN • SECOND BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
