Babylon: Etemenanki and Esagila Temples

This is my final project for Classics 2531: The Archaeology of Religion in Greece and Rome, a course at Mount Allison University. This video is meant to provide a quick summary of information on these two ancient sites in the city of Babylon in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). Music: https://soundcloud.com/t-mg9/babylon-original-mix Check out more of my work here: https://soundcloud.com/t-mg9/tracks Bibliography: 1. Albright, W. F. (1944). Reviewed Works: Das Hauptheiligtum des Marduk in Babylon, Esagila und Etemenanki, by Friedrich Wetzel and F. H. Weissbach. American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 48. No. 3. p. 305-306 2. Herodotus. (1890). Histories. (G. C. Macaulay, trans.). London and New York: MacMillan & Co. (Original work written 440 BCE) 3. Lendering, Jona. (1996). Esagila. http://www.livius.org/articles/place/esagila/ Picutres: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QjwVcRGtw7k/VHO-dRK9Q4I/AAAAAAAAAgc/ZR8n3q8WBcw/s1600/babylon02.jpg http://www.realmofhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Gorgeous_3D_animation_Babylon_ancient_Mesopotamia_2.jpg http://www.maquettes-historiques.net/B56.jpg https://babylontothepromisedland.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/babylon-gross.jpg?w=780 https://www.maquettes-historiques.net/B54.jpg https://wiki.en.grepolis.com/images/0/02/Finished_Gardens.jpg https://i0.wp.com/www.learning-history.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Babylon.jpg?fit=849%2C630 http://www.arcalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_91881.jpg https://68.media.tumblr.com/07f249b6e4e81576b351408939207a6c/tumblr_mryzbdxfMP1ql5d2uo1_1280.jpg Disclaimer for the people who monitor YouTube: I do not own any of the images used. I have provided all the proper links above. Thank you for watching! I hope you enjoyed!