According to IFLScience, the map was discovered by the renowned archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam in the 19th century, along with ...

Outside the biblical tradition, Babylon intrigued Greek and Roman writers, who added to the rich store of legends that have come down to the present day ... in what is now Iraq.

The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq had been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the United Nations ...