The “oldest map of the ... known world. Inside the bitter river, small circles and rectangles represent different cities and tribes in Mesopotamia including Babylon, and another rectangle ...

Before satellites and global positioning systems, ancient civilizations charted their known universe with remarkable ...

There has long been a slight problem with the declaration of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world -- there ... Newser is a USA TODAY content partner ...

Babylon was one of the glories of the ancient world, its walls and mythic hanging ... neglect and conflict, the Babylon of today scarcely conjures that illustrious history. In recent years ...