Buckle up, this one's a controversial debate Despite wanting to be a scholar of the ancient world, and being at least somewhat aware of the Brexit world I currently live in, I hadn't previously considered the aesthetic similarity between the Tower of Babel and the EU Parliament building in Strasbourg. The idea to actually write… Continue reading Babylon, the Tower of Babel, and the E.U. Parliament building
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King Sennacherib and his Building Projects
At the turn of the 7th century BCE, Sennacherib was the King of Assyria, the second of the Sargonid Dynasty of Neo-Assyrian kings after his father Sargon II. Map of the Neo-Assyrian Empire c.671 BCE, retrieved from alchetron.com Early Reign and Military Campaigns From 705-681, Sennacherib ruled vast swathes of territory over what is now… Continue reading King Sennacherib and his Building Projects
The Tower of Babel – Biblical allegory or Sumerian myth?
Most people have heard of the tale of the Tower of Babel - the Biblical story of a people with a united language, striving to reach the heavens with their monumental architecture, shunned for their hubris by God with the curse of... multiple language. Real shiver-inducing stuff. Luckily for those who are interested in looking… Continue reading The Tower of Babel – Biblical allegory or Sumerian myth?
Armchair Assyriologist 