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
Finally, with the rise of the Persian Empire and its conquest of Babylonia, the Persian king Cyrus the Great permitted the unassimilated Judeans to return to Judah.
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
Why not in the great cities of India or Egypt, Babylonia, China or Mesoamerica?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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