ancient accounts

Who Built The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon?

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Who Built The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon? Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II was said to have constructed the luxurious Hanging Gardens in the sixth century B.C. as a gift to his wife, Amytis, who was homesick for the beautiful vegetation and mountains of her native Media (the northwestern part of modern-day Iran). Did the Egyptians built

Who Destroyed The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon?

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Who Destroyed The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon? The gardens were destroyed by several earthquakes after the 2nd century BC. The lush Hanging Gardens are extensively documented by Greek historians such as Strabo and Diodorus Siculus. Who destroyed the Hanging Gardens? Some historians and archaeologists believe that the gardens were destroyed by war and erosion, while