How was life different in Mesopotamia than in Babylon?

Babylon the city of course was in the center of Mesopotamia. City life and life outside the huge walls this more ancient than ancient metropolis was probably like night and day. Life inside the city afforded one a certain level of security that wasn't the case on the other sides of the wall. read more

Babylon the city of course was in the center of Mesopotamia. City life and life outside the huge walls this more ancient than ancient metropolis was probably like night and day. Life inside the city afforded one a certain level of security that wasn’t the case on the other sides of the wall. read more

Daily Life in Babylon: As the civilization of Sumer weakened, the Babylonians took over. King Hammurabi declared Babylon to be the capital of Babylonia. The Babylonians had a different language than the Sumerians. However, they believed in most of the same gods. To the Sumerians, Marduk was an important god. read more