advertisement
WikiVisually
Infinite photos and videos for every Wiki article · Find something interesting to watch in seconds
Wonders of Nature Recovered Treasures Celebrities Orders and Medals Animals Best Campuses Rare Coins Great Artists Famous Castles Largest Palaces Supercars British Monarchs History by Country Largest Empires Wars and Battles Crown Jewels Great Cities World Banknotes Sports Richest US Counties Presidents Kings of France Great Museums Ancient Marvels Tallest Buildings Countries of the World
more top lists
History
Nebuchadnezzar III
Videos
Page
Nebuchadnezzar III, alternatively spelled Nebuchadrezzar III and also known by his original name Nidintu-Bêl, was a rebel king of Babylon in late 522 BC who attempted to restore Babylonia as an independent kingdom and end the rule of the Persian Achaemenid Empire in Mesopotamia. A Babylonian noble of the Zazakku family and the son of a man by the name of Mukīn-zēri or Kîn-Zêr, Nidintu-Bêl took the regnal name Nebuchadnezzar upon his accession to the Babylonian throne and claimed to be a son of Nabonidus, Babylon's last independent king.
Nebuchadnezzar III and associated inscription in Darius I's Behistun Inscription
Nebuchadnezzar III and associated inscription in Darius I's Behistun Inscription
Illustration of Darius I besieging Babylon during the revolt of Nebuchadnezzar III in 522 BC. From the History of Darius the Great (1900) by Jacob Abb
Illustration of Darius I besieging Babylon during the revolt of Nebuchadnezzar III in 522 BC. From the History of Darius the Great (1900) by Jacob Abbott.
Captured Nebuchadnezzar III in the Behistun inscription.
Captured Nebuchadnezzar III in the Behistun inscription.
Nabonidus
Videos
Page
Nabonidus was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 556 BC to the fall of Babylon to the Achaemenian Empire under Cyrus the Great in 539 BC. Nabonidus was the last native ruler of ancient Mesopotamia, the end of his reign marking the end of thousands of years of Sumero-Akkadian states, kingdoms and empires. He was also the last independent king of Babylon. Regarded as one of the most vibrant and individualistic rulers of his time, Nabonidus is characterised by some scholars as an unorthodox religious reformer and as the first archaeologist.
Nabonidus, detail of a stele in the British Museum, probably from Babylon, Iraq
Nabonidus, detail of a stele in the British Museum, probably from Babylon, Iraq
Relief of Ashurbanipal, who ruled as king of Assyria 669–631 BC. Nabonidus emulated elements of Ashurbanipal and his dynasty, the Sargonids. Some hist
Relief of Ashurbanipal, who ruled as king of Assyria 669–631 BC. Nabonidus emulated elements of Ashurbanipal and his dynasty, the Sargonids. Some historians believe that Nabonidus was a descendant of Ashurbanipal, or Ashurbanipal's father Esarhaddon.
Nabonidus as depicted in a stele from Harran
Nabonidus as depicted in a stele from Harran
A granite stele of Nabonidus
A granite stele of Nabonidus