Babylon in the Ancient World
The atlas holds 4 people and 7 moments here, from 1810 BC to 323 BC. The most recorded lives are Alexander the Great, Hammurabi and Darius the Great.
Notable people
Alexander the Great
from 331 BC to 323 BC
3 moments here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
Darius the Great
in 522 BC
1 moment here
Darius I, commonly called Darius the Great, was Achaemenid king of kings from 522 to 486 BCE.…
Hammurabi
from 1810 BC to 1750 BC
2 moments here
Hammurabi was the sixth Amorite king of Babylon, conventionally dated to c. 1792–1750 BC in the Middle Chronology.…
Roxana
in 323 BC
1 moment here
Bactrian or Sogdian princess, daughter of Oxyartes, who married Alexander the Great in 327 BC.…
Moments
- 1810 BC Birth in Babylon Hammurabi
- 1750 BC Death in Babylon Hammurabi
- 522 BC Capture of Babylon Darius the Great
- 331 BC Entered Babylon Alexander the Great
- 323 BC Birth of Alexander IV Roxana
- 323 BC Returned to Babylon Alexander the Great
- 323 BC Died in Babylon Alexander the Great