King Nebuchadnezzar II was the second greatest king of ancient Babylon. Nabopolassar, his father, was the greatest. King Nabopolassar defeated the Assyrians with the help of the Medes and took back Babylonia from the Assyrians. In this way he provided for his son, Nebuchadnezzar II, a good home and a lot of money that he could use to build. Nebuchadnezzar II took full advantage of this opportunity for greatness. He married Amytis of Media and secured an alliance between the Medes and the Babylonians and, according to some sources, had the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built for her to remind her of her homeland in Persia.
Upon ascending to the throne, Nebuchadnezzar II spoke to the gods, saying, “O merciful Marduk, may the house that I have built endure forever, may I be satiated with its splendor, attain old age therein, with abundant offspring, and receive therein tribute of the kings of all regions, from all mankind” and it would seem that the gods heard his prayer and so Babylon became the most powerful city-state in the region and Nebuchadnezzar II himself the greatest warrior and ruler in the known world. He is portrayedas …show more content…
The tanks were to be assembled at a factory near Taji, Iraq. Surviving an apparent seven year session with insanity, the cause of which is still not known today, Nebuchadnezzar II created a city which was not only wondrous to behold but also a center for the arts and intellectual pursuits. Women enjoyed equal rights with men under Nebuchadnezzar’s rule, though, certainly, not completely equal in status nor opportunity by any modern-day standard, schools and temples were plentiful and knowledge, mathematics and craftsmanship flourished along with a tolerance of, and interest in, other gods of other faiths. The great king died, as he had hoped, in the magnificent city he had built, an old
Upon ascending to the throne, Nebuchadnezzar II spoke to the gods, saying, “O merciful Marduk, may the house that I have built endure forever, may I be satiated with its splendor, attain old age therein, with abundant offspring, and receive therein tribute of the kings of all regions, from all mankind” and it would seem that the gods heard his prayer and so Babylon became the most powerful city-state in the region and Nebuchadnezzar II himself the greatest warrior and ruler in the known world. He is portrayedas …show more content…
The tanks were to be assembled at a factory near Taji, Iraq. Surviving an apparent seven year session with insanity, the cause of which is still not known today, Nebuchadnezzar II created a city which was not only wondrous to behold but also a center for the arts and intellectual pursuits. Women enjoyed equal rights with men under Nebuchadnezzar’s rule, though, certainly, not completely equal in status nor opportunity by any modern-day standard, schools and temples were plentiful and knowledge, mathematics and craftsmanship flourished along with a tolerance of, and interest in, other gods of other faiths. The great king died, as he had hoped, in the magnificent city he had built, an old