Neo-Babylonian Empire

Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon: hanging gardens, Jerusalem's destruction, and the last Mesopotamian empire.

Specifications & Metrics

era

626 – 539 BC

region

Mesopotamia

Core Principles & Analysis

• Nabopolassar founded the dynasty after Assyria's fall.
• Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed Jerusalem's temple in 586 BC.
• Cyrus the Great took Babylon in 539 BC, ending the empire.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Neo-Babylonian Empire