The Greatness That Was Babylon
- The Greatness That Was Babylon
"The greatness that was Babylon" (1968) is a book by Assyriologist H. W. F. Saggs. It describes the ancient Babylonians before and during the ancient Assyrian Empire.
ee also
*"The Might That Was Assyria"
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* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007DRXDW The greatness that was Babylon;: A sketch of the ancient civilization of the Tigris-Euphrates valley, (A Mentor book) (Unknown Binding)]
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