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77 matches to Bab
Adad. Babylonian, Assyrian weather god.
Albion. Ancient Greek, Roman name for Great Britain, probably from Gaelic.
Albornoz, Gil de. 1310-67. Restored papal authority, ending Babylonian Captivity.
Amorites. 1900-1600BC. Babylonian civilization conquered Sumerians. Hammurabi.
Anu. Babylonian god of heavens.
Austria. 400BC Celts. 15BC Rome. 5-7C Huns, Avars ravage. 6C Slovenes settle 8C Charlemagne. 9C Magyar. 955 Otto I...962 HRE. 976 Babenberg(E). 1278 Hapsburg. 1453 Archduchy. 1804 Austrian Empire. 1867 Ausgleich. 1918 Republic. 1938 Germany. 1945 Republic. 1955 Independence from Allies.
Bab. 1819-50. Arab founder of Babism, 1844.
Babbage, Charles. 1792-1871. British. Invented Difference Engine, 1823-34 -first computer. Founded British Association for the Advancement of Science 1831, Royal Astronomical Society 1820, Royal Statistical Society 1834.
Babel. Babylonian tower to heaven started by Noah’s sons.
Baber. 1483-1530. First Mogul Emperor of India.
Babeuf, François. 1760-97. French Socialist egalitarian revolutionary. “Conspiracy of Equals” vs Directory.
Babington, Anthony. 1561-86. English conspirator to murder Elizabeth I for Mary Queen of Scots. Beheaded.
Babism. 1844-50. Shi’ite mystical ascetic sect. Numerology. Number 19. Baha’ism.
Babylon. 40C BC. Capital of Babylonia. Peak 7-6C BC.
Babylon, Hanging Gardens. 6C BC. One of Seven Wonders of the World.
Babylonia. c8000BC Tigris-Euphrates Civ’n. 1792-50BC Hammurabi’s emp. c1530 Kassite. 11C Aramaen, Assyrian. 625 Chaldean. 538 Achaemenid. 331BC Alexander.
Babylonian Captivity. 1309-77. Avignon Papacy.
Babylonian Captivity. 586-538BC. “70 Years” of Jewish exile by Nebuchadnezzar.
Baha’ism. 1863-. Founded by Baha (1817-92), disciple of Bab. Religion advocating world peace, through unification of mankind.
Balthazar. (Belshazzar). -539BC. Babylonian co-regent. Daniel read writing on his wall 539BC.
Bel. Babylonian god. Lord of the Air. = Enlil.
Bernoulli, Jacob. 1654-1705. Swiss mathematician. Probability. B Numbers.
Bunyan, Paul. Legendary US giant lumberjack with blue ox Babe.
Chaldean Empire. 625-538BC. Last Babylonian Empire. Conquered by Persia. Nabopolassar.
Cyrus. -529BC. Founded Persian Empire 550-. Defeated Babylonia 539BC. Freed Jews.