MESOPOTAMIAN EMPIRE

       THE  MESOPOTAMIAN EMPIRE




TIMELINE

Babylon Gains Independence from Assyrian Empire 627 BC 

  Assyria Capital of Nineveh Captured by Babylonians  612 BC

 Battle of Meggido Ends the Assyrian Empire  605 BC

Babylon's Northern Border Secured before 600 BC

Babylon's Siege and Subjugation of Tyre  585-572 BC 

  Persians defeat Babylonians at Battle of Opis in June, 539 BC

Babylon Captured by Persians Oct, 539 BC 

INFORMATION 
The Babylonian Empire was the most powerful state in the ancient world after the fall of the assyrian  empire 612 BCE. Its capital  Babilon was beautifully adorned by king Nebuchadnezzar, who erected several famous buildings. Even after the Babylonian Empire had been overthrown by the Persian king Cyrus the Great 539, the city itself remained an important cultural center.