| The Ziggurat and the Temple of Bel-Marduk in Babylon adapted from the reconstruction published in 1913 by Robert Koldewey | Glazed brick decorations in the throne room of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon discovered by Robert Koldewey and published in 1913 | Panoramic view over the site of ancient Babylon published in 1913 by Robert Koldewey | Robert Koldewey's plan of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar and the Ishtar Gate of Babylon based on his excavations in the early 20th century | Robert Koldewey's reconstruction of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar and the Ishtar Gate looking south (published 1913) | The eastern gate of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon opening onto the processional way, as excavated by Robert Koldewey |
| Koldewey's plan of Babylon based on his excavations (1913) | The seven stage funeral pyre of Hephaistion, based on the description by Diodorus and imitating the ziggurat shown in the background (late 19th century) | Reconstruction of the hanging gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the world, based on ancient descriptions and published in 1878 | Engraving of Babylon published in 1736 and based on ancient descriptions | The Roman fortress of Babylon at Cairo in Egypt as shown in the Description of Egypt, Antiquities V, Pl 20 – its fall to the Arabs in AD641 precipitated the capitulation of Alexandria in AD642 | |
