Monumental FollySaddam Hussein’s 1980s “reconstruction” of Nebuchadrezzar II’s palace was built over the ruins of Babylon ... was proof of Babylon’s prestige. No ancient city was ...
Perched on a high rock near Corinth are the remains of the Temple of Aphrodite, which once housed a thousand prostitutes.
The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E.