After

the fall of Mesopotamia’s first great empire, two rivals vied for power in a

titanic struggle for the fate of the region. The Babylonians to the south, and

the Assyrians to the north, challenged one another for centuries. With a penchant

for violence, the Assyrians would build the largest kingdom yet seen, only to

have it wiped away with the birth of the mighty Babylonian empire. Still

regarded as perhaps the most exquisite city in ancient history, Babylon’s

glories ring through the annals of time. On this episode we discuss the Babylonian empire.