Right:  One of Saddam's hundreds of palaces, this one built on the highest point of Babylon. Left: One of the Guard Watch Towers of Nebuchadnezzar. Below left and right:  The Lion of Babylon.  The lion was the symbol of Ishtar, who became goddess of war in such times, and is shown conquering the enemies of Babylonia.

Right: Ruins of the tower of Babylon (not the Tower of Babel) which housed the temple of Marduk. Below:  Ruins of the second city

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