The Real Story About the Hanging Gardens and the Tower of Babel
	Nebuchadrezzar (630-562 BC) was the king of Babylon, in Mesopotamia (today's Iraq, the vast fertile region between the river Tiger and Euphrates). He managed to organize a terrible army, endowed with chivalry and war chariots, and conquered a vast empire after destroying the ... [read more >>]
	01 April 2008, 02:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Assyrians, the Lords of the Massacres
	Assyrians were one of the most warlike people in history, lovers of the violence of the war and hunt. Amongst the people of the ancient Middle East, they were famous for their cruelty. At the peak of its power, Assyria stretched from Egypt to Persian Gulf. Their aggressiveness was partially attributed to their location: Assyria was in northern Mesopotamia, north of Babylon. As no natural bounders like shores or mountains were found there, ... [read more >>]
	26 January 2008, 03:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia