Babylon (disambiguation)

Babylon may refer to:

Places

* Babylon, the capital city of Babylonia in ancient Mesopotamia; present day Al Hillah, Iraq
* Babylon (Egypt), an ancient city and Roman legion camp in Egypt
* Babylon (town), New York, a town in the United States
** Babylon (village), New York, a village in the town of Babylon
* Babylon (Domažlice District), a village in the Czech Republic

Religion

* In Judeo-Christian tradition:
** Several references to Babel occur in the Bible, but it is not clear that they refer to the city. In the historical books of the Old Testament, the reference is usually to Babylonia
** Babylon (New Testament): in the New Testament, especially the Book of Revelation, references to "Babylon" are commonly interpreted as references to Rome or a metaphor for the power of the Roman Empire
** "Babylon", the curial title of a Latin rite archbishopric, of a Chaldean patriarchate and of a Syrian archbishopric.
** "Babylon", in Medieval literature, is often used to refer to Muslim Egypt's capital Cairo
** "Babylon", in Rabbinic literature, is often used to refer to the Jewish diaspora, especially the Babylonian captivity
* "Babylon", in the Rastafari movement and some other religious traditions and philosophies, refers to any oppressive political and economic power structure; this usage has passed into the broader English language
* Whore of Babylon, an allegorical figure of evil in Christian and Rastafarian tradition

Books, films, TV, Theatre

* Babylon Revisited Short story by F Scott Fitzgerald
* "Babylon 5", an epic science fiction television show about a series of "Babylon" orbital space stations
* "Babylon" (film), a 1980 film about reggae sound systems in South London
* "Alas, Babylon", a 1959 science fiction novel by Pat Frank
* Babylon (Stargate SG-1), an episode from season 9 of "Stargate SG-1"
* "Babylon A.D." (film), a 2008 science fiction film starring Vin Diesel
* "Hotel Babylon", a television drama series
* "By the Waters of Babylon" (1937) is a post-apocalyptic short story by Stephen Vincent Benét

Music

* Babylon (band), a progressive rock band from Florida
* "Babylon" (album), the debut album of hardcore-reggae band Skindred, and a song on that album
* "Babylon", a song from the 1996 album "ATLiens" by Outkast
* Babylon (song) a song from the 1999 album "White Ladder" by David Gray
* Babylon (The Tea Party song), a song from the 1997 album "Transmission" by The Tea Party
* "Babylon", a song from the 1972 album "666" by Aphrodite's Child
* "Babylon", a song from the 1971 "American Pie" by Don McLean
* "Babylon", a song from the 1974 album "Too Much Too Soon" by the New York Dolls
* "Babylon", a song from the 2006 EP "Chocolates and Cigarettes" by Angus and Julia Stone
* "Babylon", a song from the 1987 album "No Protection" by Starship
* "surfing in Babylon", a song from the 1989 album Up All Night by Pajama Party
* "Babylon", a song from the 1999 album "Theater of Salvation" by German power metal band Edguy
* "Babylon", a song from the 2007 album "Song of Times" by Starcastle
* "Babylon is Falling", a song from the 2005 "Closer to the Sun" album by roots/reggae/punk band Slightly Stoopid
* "Breathe Babylon", a song from the 1996 album "Brown" by P.O.D.
* "Rivers of Babylon", a spiritual song written in the 1960s by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Melodians, frequently covered
** "Rivers of Babylon", a UK #1 cover of the song by Boney M
* "Toward Babylon", a song by Polish blackened death metal band Behemoth
* "Hollywood Babylon", a song by The Misfits on the Bullet Release
* "Gates of Babylon," a song by Rainbow from the album "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"
* "Babylon", a song by Scars on Broadway on their up-coming self-titled album (Scars on Broadway)

Other

* Babylon (program), a translation program
* The Babylon Rogues, a group of thieves in the video game "Sonic Riders"
* Project Babylon, a former Iraqi project for the construction of superguns
* List of Kings of Babylon
* Babylons, slang for a woman's breasts