Hillah, Iraq (CNN) — The sun hangs heavy over central Iraq in late afternoon, painting the ruins of Babylon in heat and light. Dust rises from the ground in soft clouds, carrying a faint scent that ...

At its peak, the Old Babylonian Empire rose to be one of the biggest civilizations the world had seen–but what was daily life like? Along with the pioneering legal code of Hammurabi, a wealth of ...

Babylon 5's best duo subverted sci-fi expectations and developed into the two of the show's most compelling characters. Babylon 5 was a groundbreaking entry in the sci-fi genre when it debuted, ...

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/Age ...

Damien Chazelle’s 2022 historical dramedy “Babylon” is one of the most notorious box office bombs of the past few years, and has become a symbol of excessive Hollywood spending in the years before the ...