The only agreement that Strabo and Diodorus had about this structure was that it was rectangular, and that each side was four plethra long.
The only agreement that Strabo and Diodorus had about this structure was that it was rectangular, and that each side was four plethra long. It probably functioned by employing two-wheeled chain pumps, which filled channels at the top through buckets attached to the chains. This system would compensate for the dry climate by bringing in a steady supply of water from the Euphrates. FTP, name this ancient wonder of the world associated with Nebuchadnezzar.
The only agreement that Strabo and Diodorus had about this structure was that it was rectangular, and that each side was four plethra long.
{Hanging Gardens} of Babylon