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Who was Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon? with Josette Elayi

Make a donation and receive a gift: http://don.storiavoce.com/ Rare are the Babylonian rulers whose legacy has survived to this day. Alongside Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar is one of those figures who still populate the collective imagination several millennia after their reign. The Ishtar Gate, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the colossal ziggurat dedicated to the god Marduk—the inspiration for the Tower of Babel—have contributed to the longevity of the legend of a powerful, builder king. The other side of this golden legend is embodied in biblical sources, which depict a cruel and arrogant tyrant responsible for the deportation of the Judeans and the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem. In this episode of Grand Entretiens, historian Josette Elayi confronts Nebuchadnezzar II with his legend in order to retrace, as closely as possible to historical truth, the reign of this Near Eastern king. Was he particularly cruel and tyrannical compared to other rulers of his time? Can his military policy be described as expansionist? Did his capital reflect excessive hubris? How did his political actions bring economic prosperity to Babylonia while condemning the empire to fall after his reign? Guest: Josette Elayi is a historian of Antiquity, an honorary researcher at the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), and a specialist in Phoenicia and the Ancient Near East. Speaking to Storiavoce, she presents her latest book, Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon: Between History and Legend (Perrin, 320 pages, €22). *** Facebook:   / histoireetcivilisationsmag   Instagram:   / histoireetcivilisations   Twitter:   / storiavoce