Part one of term paper
At the beginning of the sixth century BC under the rule of Neubuchadnezzar, Babylon became reborn from the recent successful conquests and new wealth. After the Babylonians had promoted resistance under Sennacherib, their city had been destroyed only one hundred years earlier. Babylon first blossomed under the rule of Hammurabi. At the end ...

Part two of term paper
... the rule of the Assyrians, though in 612 BC the father of Neubuchadnezzar, Nabopolassar, took advantage of the Assyrians weakness to conquer its empire and bring Babylon back to its original standing. As Babylon's golden age was born there was much work to be done to satisfy Nebuchadnezzar's determination to make his capital a masterpiece in its self. His spendthrift ways resulted in a city of awe. The entrance to Babylon, the Ishtar Gate, was decorated with glazed bricks and tiles of many beauti ...