Babylon

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Babylon
       n : the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the
           ancient kingdom of Babylonia

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:



  BABYLON
       
          A development environment for {expert system}s.  It includes
          {frame}s, {constraint}s, a {prolog}-like logic formalism, and
          a description language for diagnostic applications.  It
          requires {Common Lisp}.
       
          {(ftp://ftp.gmd.de/gmd/ai-research/Software/)}.
       
          (1995-02-08)
       
       

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Babylon
     the Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning "The Gate
     of God." In the Assyrian tablets it means "The city of the
     dispersion of the tribes." The monumental list of its kings
     reaches back to B.C. 2300, and includes Khammurabi, or Amraphel
     (q.v.), the contemporary of Abraham. It stood on the Euphrates,
     about 200 miles above its junction with the Tigris, which flowed
     through its midst and divided it into two almost equal parts.
     The Elamites invaded Chaldea (i.e., Lower Mesopotamia, or
     Shinar, and Upper Mesopotamia, or Accad, now combined into one)
     and held it in subjection. At length Khammu-rabi delivered it
     from the foreign yoke, and founded the new empire of Chaldea
     (q.v.), making Babylon the capital of the united kingdom. This
     city gradually grew in extent and grandeur, but in process of
     time it became subject to Assyria. On the fall of Nineveh (B.C.
     606) it threw off the Assyrian yoke, and became the capital of
     the growing Babylonian empire. Under Nebuchadnezzar it became
     one of the most splendid cities of the ancient world.
     
       After passing through various vicissitudes the city was
     occupied by Cyrus, "king of Elam," B.C. 538, who issued a decree
     permitting the Jews to return to their own land (Ezra 1). It
     then ceased to be the capital of an empire. It was again and
     again visited by hostile armies, till its inhabitants were all
     driven from their homes, and the city became a complete
     desolation, its very site being forgotten from among men.
     
       On the west bank of the Euphrates, about 50 miles south of
     Bagdad, there is found a series of artificial mounds of vast
     extent. These are the ruins of this once famous proud city.
     These ruins are principally (1) the great mound called Babil by
     the Arabs. This was probably the noted Temple of Belus, which
     was a pyramid about 480 feet high. (2) The Kasr (i.e., "the
     palace"). This was the great palace of Nebuchadnezzar. It is
     almost a square, each side of which is about 700 feet long. The
     little town of Hillah, near the site of Babylon, is built almost
     wholly of bricks taken from this single mound. (3) A lofty
     mound, on the summit of which stands a modern tomb called Amran
     ibn-Ali. This is probably the most ancient portion of the
     remains of the city, and represents the ruins of the famous
     hanging-gardens, or perhaps of some royal palace. The utter
     desolation of the city once called "The glory of kingdoms"
     (Isa.13:19) was foretold by the prophets (Isa.13:4-22; Jer.
     25:12; 50:2, 3; Dan. 2:31-38).
     
       The Babylon mentioned in 1 Pet. 5:13 was not Rome, as some
     have thought, but the literal city of Babylon, which was
     inhabited by many Jews at the time Peter wrote.
     
       In Rev. 14:8; 16:19; 17:5; and 18:2, "Babylon" is supposed to
     mean Rome, not considered as pagan, but as the prolongation of
     the ancient power in the papal form. Rome, pagan and papal, is
     regarded as one power. "The literal Babylon was the beginner and
     supporter of tyranny and idolatry...This city and its whole
     empire were taken by the Persians under Cyrus; the Persians were
     subdued by the Macedonians, and the Macedonians by the Romans;
     so that Rome succeeded to the power of old Babylon. And it was
     her method to adopt the worship of the false deities she had
     conquered; so that by her own act she became the heiress and
     successor of all the Babylonian idolatry, and of all that was
     introduced into it by the immediate successors of Babylon, and
     consequently of all the idolatry of the earth." Rome, or
     "mystical Babylon," is "that great city which reigneth over the
     kings of the earth" (17:18).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Babylon, same as Babel
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Babylon, NY (village, FIPS 3408)
    Location: 40.69595 N, 73.32715 W
    Population (1990): 12249 (4536 housing units)
    Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Babylon, NY -- U.S. village in New York
     Population (2000):    12615
     Housing Units (2000): 4680
     Land area (2000):     2.413619 sq. miles (6.251245 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.344705 sq. miles (0.892781 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.758324 sq. miles (7.144026 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            03408
     Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
     Location:             40.694519 N, 73.329433 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Babylon, NY
      Babylon