Dalley Stephanie (Honorary Senior Research Fellow Honorary Senior Research Fellow Somerville College University Of Oxford) - The Mystery Of The Hanging Garden Of Babylon An Elusive World Wonder Traced - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon is an exciting story of detection involving legends expert decipherment of ancient texts and a vivid description of a little - known civilization. Recognized in ancient times as one of the Seven Wonders of the World the legendary Hanging Garden of Babylon and its location have long been steeped in mystery and puzzling myths. In this remarkable volume Stephanie Dalley a world expert on ancient Babylonian language exposes new evidence and clarifies all the known material about this enigmatic World Wonder. Placing the Garden within a tradition of royal patronage Dalley describes how the decipherment of an original text and its link to sculpture in the British Museum has enabled her to pin down where and by which king the Garden was laid out and to describe in detail what it looked like. Through this dramatic and fascinating reconstruction of the Garden Dalley also follows its influence on later garden design. Unscrambling layer by layer the many stories that have built up around the Garden including the parts played by Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar Dalley shows why this Garden deserves its place alongside the Pyramids and the Colossus of Rhodes as one of the most astonishing technical achievements of the ancient world.
Title: The Mystery Of The Hanging Garden Of Babylon An Elusive World Wonder Traced
Author(s): Dalley Stephanie (Honorary Senior Research Fellow Honorary Senior Research Fellow Somerville College University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198728849
Pages: 304 Pages, 90 Black And White In-Text Illustrations And 8 Colour Plates
Publication Date: 5/5/2015
Category: Middle & Near Eastern Archaeology