Why Is Babylon So Important?

Why Is Babylon So Important? Babylon became a major military power under Amorite king Hammurabi, who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C. After Hammurabi conquered neighboring city-states, he brought much of southern and central Mesopotamia under unified Babylonian rule, creating an empire called Babylonia. What is Babylon a symbol of? The New Testament employs Babylon