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Post by hi224 on Jun 4, 2021 6:44:34 GMT
Ancient writers describe a fantastic series of gardens constructed at the ancient city of Babylonin modern-day Iraq. It's not clear when these gardens were built, but some ancient writers were so impressed by the gardens that they called them a "wonder of the world." Around 250 B.C., Philo of Byzantium wrote that the Hanging Gardens had "plants cultivated at a height above ground level, and the roots of the trees are embedded in an upper terrace rather than in the earth."
So far, archaeologists who have excavated Babylon have been unable to find the remains of a garden that meets this description. This has left archaeologists with a question: Did the hanging gardens really exist? In 2013, Stephanie Dalley, a researcher at the University of Oxford, proposed in a book that the gardens were actually located at the Assyrian city of Nineveh. Over the past two decades, both Babylon and Nineveh have suffered damage from wars and looting, and it seems unlikely that this mystery will ever be fully solved.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jun 4, 2021 9:44:11 GMT
I don`t know.
If i where to make an guess i would guess that it did not exist.
Also what does this have to do with True Crime ?
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Post by hi224 on Jun 4, 2021 11:49:27 GMT
I don`t know. If i where to make an guess i would guess that it did not exist. Also what does this have to do with True Crime ? It's a mystery if you don't like it don't respond.
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Post by mecano04 on Jun 4, 2021 12:13:45 GMT
I haven't read enough about it to know all the details but my best guess is, even by taking into consideration the fact it's location is in a "troubled" zone, the reality didn't live up to the description.
So chances we find remains that would sustain the stories is unlikely.
Still, I would love to be able to see a replica, or even a virtual reality show, about the 7 wonders of the Ancient World.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jun 4, 2021 13:31:13 GMT
I don`t know. If i where to make an guess i would guess that it did not exist. Also what does this have to do with True Crime ? It's a mystery if you don't like it don't respond. It really don`t take much does it.
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Post by hi224 on Jun 4, 2021 15:21:43 GMT
It's a mystery if you don't like it don't respond. It really don`t take much does it. Don't like it, don't post.
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Post by MCDemuth on Jun 5, 2021 0:46:03 GMT
I have thought a lot about many of these historical "tales" and my thoughts on these are...
Many of these ancient cultures, thought these tales and such were real... There is no indication that they were just telling stories around their campfires...
So why would they have made such "tales" up?
Even if they had been exaggerated over time...
There must have been some truth in them all, at some point, to get the stories going...
And the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon"...
Compared to other, more extraordinary tales from those times...
Hanging up a bunch of plants way back then is something that they could easily have been done, in some place called "Babylon", even if the name of the place is wrong...
Yes, I think they did exist...
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Post by politicidal on Jun 7, 2021 15:24:50 GMT
I think it's possible.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2021 22:51:23 GMT
It was almost certainly real. But was it as extraordinary as some believe it to be? It could’ve just been a really nice garden on a unique architectural structure that served as a landmark in the city. Not necessarily a super elaborate marvel that some reports claim.
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