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Panel with Striding Lion, c. 604-562 BCE, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, NY)
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The Assyrian Empire fell before the combined onslaughts of Babylonians and Medes in 614 and 612 BCE. In the empire's final days, Nabopolassar (r. 625–605 BCE), who had been in Assyrian service, established a new dynasty with its capital in Babylon. During the reign of his son, Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 604–562 BCE), the Neo-Babylonian empire reached its peak. This was largely attributable to Nebuchadnezzar's ability as a statesman and general. He maintained friendly relations with the Medes in the east while vying successfully with Egypt for the control of trade on the eastern Mediterranean coast. He is well known as the biblical conqueror who deported the Jews to Babylon after the capture of Jerusalem.
During this period Babylon became the city of splendor described by Herodotus and the Old Testament Book of Daniel. Because stone is rare in southern Mesopotamia, molded glazed bricks were used for building and Babylon became a city of brilliant color. Relief figures in white, black, blue, ...

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