The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon — The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis, near present day Al Hillah in Iraq (formerly Babylon), are considered one of the original Seven Wonders of the World. They were built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600… … Wikipedia
Hanging Gardens (disambiguation) — Hanging Gardens may refer to: * Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in Iraq * Hanging Gardens of Mumbai, in India * Terraces (Bahá í), in Israel * An album by Nicoee also* The Hanging Garden (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Hanging Gardens of Babylon — ornamental gardens planted on the terraces of the ziggurats of ancient Babylon. Cf. Seven Wonders of the World. * * * ▪ ancient garden, Babylon, Mesopotamia gardens considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World and thought to be located near… … Universalium
Hanging Gardens of Babylon — An architectural wonder created in Babylon by the Neo Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II in the early sixth century B.C. Ancient sources claim that Nebuchadnezzar s wife, Amytis, daughter of the Median king Umakishtar, missed the trees and… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
Hanging Gardens of Babylon — plural noun one of the Seven Wonders of the World, believed to be the ornamental gardens on the terraced ziggurats of ancient Babylon …
Hanging Gardens of Babylon — noun a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC • Instance Hypernyms: ↑garden • Member Holonyms: ↑Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, ↑Seven Wonders of the World •… … Useful english dictionary
Babylon Rogues — The Babylon Rogues are a fictitious group of avian thieves in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games. The known members of the group consists of Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow and Storm the Albatross. Their only playable appearances to date … Wikipedia
Babylon — The most famous city of ancient Mesopotamia and possibly the entire Near East, and the capital or main stronghold of a number of succeeding political states and empires. The term Babylon is the Greek version of Babili or Bab ilim, meaning Gate … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
BABYLON — (Heb. Bavel, בָּבֶל, Gk. Βαβυλὼν), ancient city on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in what is now Iraq. (In contemporary convention, Babylon is used for the city name and Babylonia for the country. In biblical Hebrew בבל is used for… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Babylon — The Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning The Gate of God. In the Assyrian tablets it means The city of the dispersion of the tribes. The monumental list of its kings reaches back to B.C. 2300, and includes Khammurabi, or Amraphel… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
