fall of Babylon
Ancient conquest, Cyrus
The fall of Babylon refers to the conquest of the ancient Mesopotamian city in 539 BCE by the Persian king Cyrus the Great.
In biblical tradition, it carries heavy symbolic weight—divine judgment against a proud, corrupt empire.
The phrase now serves as shorthand for the dramatic collapse of any powerful but decadent civilization or institution: The scandal marked the fall of Babylon for the old regime.
- hanging gardensMulti-level suspended plantings
- PersiaIran's former name
- Persian EmpireAncient Iranian imperial dominion
- CyrusPersian royal name
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
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