These ruins of the city of Babylon in Iraq date to the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626–539 B.C.). A 22-inch-high basalt stela depicting Babylon’s king Nabonidus (r. 556–539 B.C.) shows him wearing a ...

The greatness of the world’s first empire, the Akkadian Empire (c. 2370-2190 BC), had a major impact on later Mesopotamian tradition. Once the stories about those kings and the gods who gave them ...

The arrival of spring has long been celebrated across various ancient civilizations, with festivals marking the seasonal transition, agricultural cycles, and spiritual renewal. These festivals were ...

Four copper-alloy statuettes dating to c. 2130 BC, depicting four ancient Mesopotamian gods, wearing characteristic horned crowns. (Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin/ CC BY-SA 3.0 ) In the wake of the ...

November 30, 2025 • After losing founder member Dave "Trugoy the Dove" Jolicoeur, De La Soul returns with Cabin in the Sky, an album shaped by grief, joy, and the group's timeless creativity.