The wonder of Babylon.(hanging gardens )

Calliope | September 1, 2006| | Copyright

Many years ago, when I was in school, I owned a large, dark green book, the spine of which read The History of Western Civilization. The corners of the book were frayed, and the gold lettering on the cover had been worn almost entirely away y the many hands that had held it. It was he required text for my history class.

I remember that buried deep within its pages was a section called "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon." I remember it well, because I had to give a class report on it. At the time, I knew that if my teacher were true to his nature, he would be interested ...

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