A horizontal zigzag frieze wraps itself around the Praça do Comércio’s facade. It is intersected with downward-pointing ...

But the ziggurat at Ur, which is the best preserved in Mesopotamia (and much reconstructed ... the attack of 12 years ago still adjoins the ancient site, so the prospects for Ur - in the line ...

The oldest civilisation we know is the Sumerian - located ... of mounds - the remains of ancient buildings - covering acres of land, dominated by the huge bulk of a ziggurat.

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

The ancient Greek board game discovered ... Zatrikion has been compared to the Royal Game of Ur, the oldest playable board game in the World. It has been dated to 2,600—2,400 years BC in Mesopotamia.

In Ancient Mesopotamia, we know that there was gambling on the throw of dice. Not just the 4-sided board game dice, but irregular dice made from animal bones. You can play the Royal Game of Ur online.

O Babylonian Horoscope May 06, 2025 invites us to go back in time and connect with the rich astrological tradition of ancient Babylon, one of the most sophisticated civilizations in history. The ...