This man assumed the throne after winning the Battle of Carchemish, in which he defeated Egypt to conquer Syria and Phoenicia.
This man assumed the throne after winning the Battle of Carchemish, in which he defeated Egypt to conquer Syria and Phoenicia. He went to great lengths to rebuild his empire to its former glory, overseeing construction of Entemenanki, Ezida, Esagila, and the Ishtar Gate during the sixth century BCE. The Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Daniel and Jeremiah, details his destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, as well as the attempted murder of three Jews by tossing them into a fiery furnace only to watch them come out unharmed. Name this Chaldean king most famous for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
This man assumed the throne after winning the Battle of Carchemish, in which he defeated Egypt to conquer Syria and Phoenicia.
{Nebuchadnezzar} II