Reign of Nebuchadnezzar II
605 BCE–562 BCE · Event
Babylon's greatest king: destroyer of Jerusalem, builder of the Ishtar Gate and (by legend) the Hanging Gardens.
On these timelines: Mesopotamia & the Ancient Near East, The Levant, Master
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