page_title: 7th century BC
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: 7th century BC / Events
caption_attribution_description: English: 'Hanging Gardens of Babylon' probably 19th century after the first excavations in the Assyrian capitals.&#160;::The Hanging Gardens of Babylon This hand-coloured engraving probably made in 19th century after the first excavations in the Assyrian capitals, depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in about 600 BC as a consolation to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland. Michelli (former St. Olaf professor, it appears). ---- From en:wikipedia; More than 100 years old, hence public domain.
context_page_description: The 7th century BC began the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC.
  The Neo-Assyrian Empire continued to dominate the Near East during this century, exercising formidable power over neighbors like Babylon and Egypt. In the last two decades of the century, however, the empire began to unravel as numerous enemies made alliances and waged war from all sides. The Assyrians finally left the world stage permanently when their capital Nineveh was destroyed in 612 BC. These events gave rise to the Neo-Babylonian Empire, which would dominate the region for much of the following century.
caption: A 16th-century depiction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, by Martin Heemskerck, with Tower of Babel in the background.
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