Hammurabi's Code was one of the earliest and most influential legal codes in history, consisting of 282 laws that regulated various aspects of society, such as crime, commerce, family, and religion.
Babylonian mathematics was a sophisticated and advanced form of mathematics that developed in Mesopotamia, using a base-60 numeral system and inventing concepts such as zero, fractions, algebra, and trigonometry.
The Ishtar Gate was the eighth and most impressive gate of the city of Babylon, decorated with glazed bricks depicting animals and symbols of the Babylonian gods, and leading to the Processional Way and the inner city.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, reputed to be a magnificent feat of engineering and horticulture, featuring terraces of exotic plants and trees irrigated by a complex system of pumps and canals.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Babylonian astronomy was a branch of science that observed and recorded the movements and phenomena of the celestial bodies, developing methods of prediction and calculation, and influencing the later Greek and Islamic astronomy.