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 the eleventh and tenth centuries BCE, decline came to both Assyria and especially to Babylonia, where dynasties competed for control.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
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
Once the class started, Kelly clicked through a slide deck about ancient Babylonia; William Lilly, the “English Merlin,” who was consulted by both sides during the English Civil War; and the signs of the zodiac.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
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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