King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon rebuilt Nineveh as the center of the Chaldean empire. While the Median kingdom controlled the highland region, the Chaldean with their capital at Babylon, were masters of the Fertile Crescent. Nebuchadnezzar, becoming king of the Chaldean in 604 B.C., raised Babylonia to another epoch of brilliance after more than a thousand years of eclipse.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *