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THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON - Commented Book

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A Brief History of Babylon

As a city, Babylon exists no more. When those energizing human forces that built and maintained the city for thousands of years were withdrawn, it soon became a deserted ruin. Today this valley of the Euphrates, once a populous irrigated farming district, is again a windswept arid waste. Scant grass and desert shrubs strive for existence against the windblown sands. Bands of Arabs securing a scant living by tending small herds are the only inhabitants.

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