Ancient Babylon

             Babylon ( 'Gate of God'), is one of the most important cities of the
             ancient world. It's present day location is marked by an area of ruins and
             lies just south of Baghdad, Iraq. They were originally related to the
             Akkadians and Sumerians. The Babylonian civilization
             continued in existence from the 18th to the 6th century BC. They were
             Sumerians because they were also urban in character and focused more
             on agriculture rather than industry. The country consisted of a dozen or
             so cities, and were surrounded by villages. At the head of the political
             structure was the king, who was an absolute monarch who exercised in
             legislative, judicial, and executive powers. Under the king was a group of
             appointed governor and administrator. The mayors and councils of the
             city elders were in charge of the local administration.
             The Babyonians worked on modifying and transforming their
             Sumerian hertiage into accordance with their own culture and beliefs. The
             resulting way of life proved to be so
             effective that it underwent very little change for more than 1200 years.
             influence on all of the neighboring countries, and espicially the kingdom
             of Assyria, which adapted to the Babylonian culture almost entirely. One
             of the most significant thing in the Babylonian history was the
             remarkable collection of laws known as 'Code of Hammurabi'. This
             provided a layout of the Babylonian social structure and economic
             During the period of Hammurabi and his son Samsu-iluna
             (~1750-1712 BC), the Babylonian civilizaation reached the zenith of its
             cultural developement and political power. Some of the important cities
             of Babylonia began to seek independence during the time Samsu-iluna
             was ruling Babylon. He later suffered a serious decrease in power and
             territory. By 1595 BC, a Hittite army penetrated as far south as Babylon
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