The hanging gardens of Babylon were considered one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. They were said to be an ascending series of tiered gardens with an array of trees, shrubs and vines.

Having first broached her theory in 1992, Dalley is now presenting evidence in a book, The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon, which Oxford University Press publishes on May 23.

According to ancient texts, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon boasted elaborate terraces, magnificent water features and floating plants. The decadent grounds are reputed to have been built in the ...

London - The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, weren't in Babylon at all - but were instead located 300 miles to the north in the rival city of Nineveh ...