Babylon
the mother of all cities
$33.60
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2026
Summary
Babylon: Life in the Cradle of Civilization
Babylon often appears more myth than history, famed as the site of the Hanging Gardens and the Tower of Babel, its presence in the Bible has made it a byword for sinful decadence. But Babylon was a real place, a bustling mega-city on the Euphrates where schoolteachers, artisans, priests, slaves, prostitutes and soldiers rubbed shoulders in maze-like streets and busy marketplaces.
The city was home to extraordinary …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035416714 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035416719 |
| Author: | Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Wildfire |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Professor of Ancient History at Cardiff University. He has spent extensive time in Egypt, the Middle East and Iran and is a specialist in the histories and cultures of Near Eastern, Greek and Hellenistic antiquity and champions a global approach to the study of the ancient world and its reception. Lloyd has appeared on the BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, in The Times and other media outlets and in many popular podcasts. He is co-host of the Biblical Time Machine podcast and has worked closely with the British Museum on major exhibitions.
His previous books include The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt, Persians: The Age of the Great Kings, Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther, The Hellenistic Court, Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period, Aphrodite’s Tortoise: The Veiled Women of Ancient Greece, and Designs on the Past: How Hollywood Created the Ancient World. He is currently writing a book on the Hittites of ancient Anatolia.
Born in Cefn Cribwr, Lloyd lives in Taffs Well, Wales.
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