The law's reach never stretched this far.

Visualizing the greatest metropolis in the ancient world requires the full powers of imagination. This is partly due to simple geology. The sun-hardened mud bricks favored by Babylon’s builders have ...

Dr. Stephanie Dalley hunts for the mythical Hanging Garden of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, using ancient texts and spy satellite images to uncover evidence to support her ...

The sun hangs heavy over central Iraq in late afternoon, painting the ruins of Babylon in heat and light. Dust rises from the ground in soft clouds, carrying a faint scent that seems older than time ...