The reconstructed Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

The reconstructed Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Lion brick relief, Nebuchadnezzar's Palace, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Ancient city ramparts, archaeological site of Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Processional way, archaeological site of Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Animals in relief on the wall of the South Palace, archaeological site of Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Statue of a lion overpowering a man, archaeological site of Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Animals in relief on the South Palace, archaeological site of Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

The City, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

City walls, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Moshushu, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Holy bull, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Lion, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Boundary wall, Nineveh, Iraq, Middle East

Cuneiform inscription, Khorsabad, Iraq, Middle East

View over the Tigris River from the old Assyrian town of Ashur (Assur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iraq, Middle East

Archaeological area, Nimrud, Iraq, Middle East

Lion, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Close up of carved relief, Nimrud, Iraq, Middle East

Palace without competitors, Nineveh, Iraq, Middle East

Processional street, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Irgal Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, Middle East

Ziggurat, old Assyrian town of Ashur (Assur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iraq, Middle East

View over the Tigris River from the old Assyrian town of Ashur (Assur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iraq, Middle East

Archaeological area, Nimrud, Iraq, Middle East

Archaeological area, Nimrud, Iraq, Middle East

View over the Tigris River from the old Assyrian town of Ashur (Assur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iraq, Middle East

Ancient gate, old Assyrian town of Ashur (Assur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iraq, Middle East

Ancient gate, old Assyrian town of Ashur (Assur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iraq, Middle East

The old Assyrian town of Ashur (Assur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iraq, Middle East

Ancient gate, old Assyrian town of Ashur (Assur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iraq, Middle East

The old Assyrian town of Ashur (Assur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iraq, Middle East

Babylonian wall tiles, exhibited at the Turkey Museum, Istanbul, from Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Assyrian winged bulls from Khorsabad, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tablet depicting Assyrian tribute bearers, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Babylonian wall tiles, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Assyrian relief from Nimrud showing horses and horsemen of the royal chariot dating from 725 BC, British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe