Babylon: Timeline

689 BC   King Sennacherib Sennacherib

Sennacherib was the son of Sargon II [i], whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria [i] . ... 

 of Assyria Assyria

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 sacks Babylon.

675 BC   Esarhaddon Esarhaddon

Esarhaddon, was a king of Assyria [i] who reigned 681 BC [i]-669 BC [i]), the youngest son of Sennacherib [i] ... 

 begins the rebuilding of Babylon.

668 BC   Shamash-shum-ukin, son of Esarhaddon Esarhaddon

Esarhaddon, was a king of Assyria [i] who reigned 681 BC [i]-669 BC [i]), the youngest son of Sennacherib [i] ... 

, becomes King of Babylon.

612 BC   Estimation: Babylon, capital of Babylonia Babylonia

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 becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Nineveh Nineveh

Nineveh was an important city in ancient Assyria [i]. ... 

, capital of Assyria Assyria

Assyria in earliest historical times referred to a region on the Upper Tigris [i] river, named for its o ... 

.

605 BC   Battle of Carchemish: Crown Prince Crown Prince

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 Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon defeats the army of Necho II Necho II

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 of Egypt Egypt

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, securing the Babylonian conquest of Assyria Assyria

Assyria in earliest historical times referred to a region on the Upper Tigris [i] river, named for its o ... 

. The Babylonians pursue through Syria Syria

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 and Palestine Palestine

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.

605 BC   Nebuchadrezzar II succeeds his father Nabopolassar as King of Babylon.

562 BC   Amel-Marduk succeeds Nebuchadnezzar as king of Babylon.

560 BC   Neriglissar succeeds Amel-Marduk as king of Babylon.

556 BC   Labashi-Marduk succeeds Neriglissar as king of Babylon.

539 BC   Babylon is conquered by Cyrus Cyrus the Great

Cyrus the Great [i], also known as Cyrus II of Persia and Cyr ... 

, defeating Nabonidus; noted in such documents as that of Africanus, Ptolemy, Eusebius, and Diodorus.

537 BC   Jew Jew

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s transported to Babylon are allowed to return to Jerusalem Jerusalem

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, bringing to a close the Babylonian captivity; They had been exiled 70 years before hand, according to the prophecy of the Biblical Prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25: 8-12)

522 BC   Babylon rebels against Persian Persian Empire

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 rule.

331 BC   Battle of Gaugamela: Alexander the Great Alexander the Great

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 defeats Darius III Darius III of Persia

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 in Assyria, in his most decisive victory. He moves on to take Babylon and Susa Susa

Susa is a city in the Khuzestan [i] province of Iran [i]. It had an estimated population of 64,960 in 2 ... 

323 BC   Alexander the Great Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great , also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon [i] , was one of the most succe ... 

 dies in Babylon. After a dispute with the infantry led by Meleager, the cavalry general Perdiccas becomes Regent of the Empire. Alexander's posthumous son Alexander IV is declared King of Macedon and co-ruler with his uncle Philip III (Alexander's half-brother). He makes Ptolemy Governor of Egypt Egypt

[i] country in [[North Africa]... 

, Eumenes governor of Cappadocia Cappadocia

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 and Paphlagonia, Antigonus Governor of Phrygia, Lysimachus Governor of Thrace Thrace

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; while Macedon itself was to be ruled by its old regent Antipater jointly with Alexander's chief lieutenant Craterus.

315 BC   Battle of Gabiene between Antigonus Antigonus

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 and Eumenes. Eumenes is defeated and captured due to treachery, and executed at the insistence of Antigonus's lieutenants, despite the desire of Antigonus and his son Demetrius to spare him. Antigonus is now the undisputed master of Asia. He deposes Seleucus as Satrap of Babylon. Seleucus flees to Egypt.

116   Roman Emperor Trajan Trajan

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 completes his invasion of Parthia Parthia

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 by capturing the cities of Seleucia Seleucia on the Tigris

Seleucia on the Tigris – in the Talmud [i], Selik, Selika, and Selikos; in the Aramaic [i] ... 

, Babylon, Ctesiphon Ctesiphon

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 and Susa Susa

Susa is a city in the Khuzestan [i] province of Iran [i]. It had an estimated population of 64,960 in 2 ... 

, marking the high-water mark of the Roman Empire Roman Empire

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's eastern expansion.

556   Nabonidus succeeds Labashi-Marduk as king of Babylon.