Ancient Babylon

Ancient Babylon was a powerful city-state in Mesopotamia, located in what is now Iraq, that thrived around 1894–539 BCE. Renowned for its impressive architecture, including the famous Ishtar Gate and the Tower of Babel, it was a center of innovation in law, science, and literature. The Babylonians developed a written language called cuneiform and made significant advances in astronomy and mathematics. Under kings like Hammurabi, they established one of the world's earliest legal codes. Babylon's influence spread across the ancient Near East, leaving a lasting legacy in civilization's development.