Babylonia
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In Babylonia, beer was made by fermenting dates with water.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 5, 2023
During Hammurabi’s dynasty, the storm god Marduk was elevated to the highest tier of the pantheon and accepted as the patron god of Babylonia.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Ishtar Gate of Babylonia, Choson dynasty scholar paintings, Mughal Empire miniatures, Chartres Cathedral, Cubism and conceptual art … it’s all here.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
According to Nails: The History of the Modern Manicure, archaeologists unearthed a solid gold manicure set in southern Babylonia, dating to 3,200 BC, that was apparently part of combat equipment.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2021
Caliph Abd al-Rahman III had a Jewish minister who imported a number of intellectuals from Babylonia.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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