At the world's center sits the Euphrates River and the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Labels written in cuneiform, an ancient text, note each location on the map, according to The British ...

The writing above the map tells of the creation ... the boundary of the known world. Within Mesopotamia, clear markings ...

This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...

(CNN)-- The U.S. military did major damage to the site of one of the wonders of the ancient world while converting ... The site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon was converted into Camp Alpha ...