(CNN) – It’s been besieged, razed, and set on fire. But the ancient city of Babylon still survives. Some of the worst damage to it was not done by ISIS, but by Saddam Hussein. They’re hauling away ...

This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection/Age ...