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# The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon

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Review: ENJOYABLE HISTORICAL DETECTIVE STORY - Though I lack the academic credentials to dispute any part of the author's solution to "The Mystery of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon", I enjoyed every step of her convincing investigation, and would be interested to read any serious objections. The footnotes and bibliography support the most thorough research into every aspect of the written and archaelogical evidence. There are many figures, and some color photos, including stills from her BBC documentary of 1999, which is now available on line. Since this is a mystery apparently solved, I shall not disclose any spoilers. However, here are a couple of things not generally known outside academic circles: An analysis of samples, taken in 1935, confirmed that concrete was used by the civilization that created the Garden. Even recent books continue to state that the Romans invented concrete, when in fact they perfected the mix by adding volcanic ash, etc, and were also masters of its use underwater. The use of bronze-cast screws, explained here, and recreated in the documentary, suggests that this civilization had mastered this device hundreds of years before Archimedes, who is usually given credit. And hydraulic engineering in general was of course an essential component. This book is not "fantastic archaeology", a speculative fantasy resting on nothing. It is a work of serious scholarship, well written for a wide audience. It belongs in every collection on archaeology and the ancient near east,and I have no reservations about placing it on my shelf with established studies in those fields.
Review: “The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon” by Dr. Stephanie Dalley - The book presented the details of the location, it’s architect and present-day evidence of the legend of one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. According to Dr. Stephanie Dalley, the gardens were not a legend after all but was actually built 340 miles north of ancient Babylon in Nineveh, Tigris River in Iraq not by Nebuchadnezzar II but by an Assyrian king named Sennacherib about a century earlier than previously thought. This book, “The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon” is a must read for students of Assyrian history.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ENJOYABLE HISTORICAL DETECTIVE STORY
*by V***S on July 9, 2013*

Though I lack the academic credentials to dispute any part of the author's solution to "The Mystery of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon", I enjoyed every step of her convincing investigation, and would be interested to read any serious objections. The footnotes and bibliography support the most thorough research into every aspect of the written and archaelogical evidence. There are many figures, and some color photos, including stills from her BBC documentary of 1999, which is now available on line. Since this is a mystery apparently solved, I shall not disclose any spoilers. However, here are a couple of things not generally known outside academic circles: An analysis of samples, taken in 1935, confirmed that concrete was used by the civilization that created the Garden. Even recent books continue to state that the Romans invented concrete, when in fact they perfected the mix by adding volcanic ash, etc, and were also masters of its use underwater. The use of bronze-cast screws, explained here, and recreated in the documentary, suggests that this civilization had mastered this device hundreds of years before Archimedes, who is usually given credit. And hydraulic engineering in general was of course an essential component. This book is not "fantastic archaeology", a speculative fantasy resting on nothing. It is a work of serious scholarship, well written for a wide audience. It belongs in every collection on archaeology and the ancient near east,and I have no reservations about placing it on my shelf with established studies in those fields.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon” by Dr. Stephanie Dalley
*by R***. on August 11, 2022*

The book presented the details of the location, it’s architect and present-day evidence of the legend of one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. According to Dr. Stephanie Dalley, the gardens were not a legend after all but was actually built 340 miles north of ancient Babylon in Nineveh, Tigris River in Iraq not by Nebuchadnezzar II but by an Assyrian king named Sennacherib about a century earlier than previously thought. This book, “The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon” is a must read for students of Assyrian history.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars
*by B***S on March 30, 2015*

It was very informative. Not a lite read but interesting.

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