Babylonia

[ bab-uh-loh-nee-uh, -lohn-yuh ]

/ ˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ə, -ˈloʊn yə /

an ancient empire in SW Asia, in the lower Euphrates valley: its greatest period was 2800–1750 b.c. Capital: Babylon.

Example sentences from the Web for babylonia

But the astronomers of Babylonia were priests, and indeed the same priests who compiled the hymns and incantations.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |Morris Jastrow
The Elamites also became a people of considerable influence and at least on different occasions invaded Babylonia.

The Bible Period by Period |Josiah Blake Tidwell
Those of its nobles and priests who escaped the sword no doubt escaped to Babylonia.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria |Donald A. Mackenzie
But there once lived in Babylonia two lovers named Pyramus and Thisbe, who were parted by a strange mischance.

Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew |Josephine Preston Peabody

Suzub, who had retired into the marshes before Sennacherib, was again at the head of Babylonia.

The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI) |Max Duncker

Babylonia

/ (ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə) /

the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about 2200–538 bc, when it was conquered by the Persians