Babylon was the capital city of the ancient Babylonian Empire, which itself is a term referring to either of two separate empires in the Mesopotamian area in antiquity. These two empires achieved regional dominance between the 19th and 15th centuries BCE, and again between the 7th and 6th centuries BCE. The city, built along both banks of the Euphrates river, had steep embankments to contain the river's seasonal floods. The earliest known mention of Babylon as a small town appears on a clay tablet from the reign of Sargon of Akkad of the Akkadian Empire. The site of the ancient city lies just south of present-day Baghdad. The last known record of habitation of the town dates from the 10th century CE, when it was referred to as the "small village of Babel ".
About Babylon
Period drama film set in the late 1920s during the film industry's transition from silent films to talkies. The film was written and directed by Damien Chazelle who previously helmed Whiplash and La La Land.
Achievement of Babylon
The movie's production was delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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