Stored in the British Museum, the map indicates Mesopotamia as the "known world" surrounded by the "bitter river," reflecting the Babylonian belief about the center of the world. Besides ...

The Babylonian map consists of a circular map ... The map also showcased Mesopotamia, the land of the rivers, and a historical area of the Middle East. Mesopotamia at that time was thought ...

This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...