To create an alliance between the nations.
His wife's name was Amytis who was from Medo-Persia. He built the hanging gardens of Babylon for her.
He didn't make all seven wonders of the world; he only made the Hanging Gardens. He created them for his wife, Amytis, because she was homesick. The garden's flowers were collected from her city-state, Media.
It was built by King Nebuchadnezzar the second, for his wife, Amytis, because she was homesick. He imported plants from her homeland which was Media.
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife. It is called "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon''.
King Nebuchadnezzar II (634-562 BCE) was the greatest king of ancientBabylon, succeeding his father, Nabopolassar. King Nabopolassar had defeated the Assyrians with the help of the Medes and liberatedBabyloniafrom Assyrian rule. In this way he provided for his son (asPhilip II would do for his son Alexander later) a stable base and ample wealth on which to build; an opportunity for greatness which Nebuchadnezzar took full advantage of. He married Amytis of Media(630-565 BCE) and so secured an alliance between the Medes and the Babylonians (Amytis being the daughter or granddaughter of Cyaxerxes, the king of the Medes) and, according to some sources, had the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built for her to remind her of her homeland in Persia.
for king Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife Amytis.
His wife's name was Amytis who was from Medo-Persia. He built the hanging gardens of Babylon for her.
There were several kings with that name. Nebuchadnezzar 2 was a king of the ancient Babylon civilization. Nebuchadnezzar 2 was the king referred to in the Bible. This Nebuchadnezzar is credited with the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. He built it to remind his wife of her homeland. His wife was Amyitis (Amytis). She was from Medis (Media) in Persia. The Median Empire was an allie of the Babylonian Empire, and was located in what is now North-Eastern Iran.
Nebuchadnezzar's wife, Amytis, missed her green homeland, Medes. With that Nebuchadnezzar build her the hanging gardens in Babylon. They were also regarded as one of the ancient wonders of the world.
Nebuchadnezzar's wife, Amytis, missed her green homeland, Medes. With that Nebuchadnezzar build her the hanging gardens in Babylon. They were also regarded as one of the ancient wonders of the world.
Because she wanted too
His wife's name was Amytis who was from Medo-Persia. He built the hanging gardens of Babylon for her.
Nebuchadnezzar created the Hanging Gardens because his wife Amytis was very homesick for her childhood village Media
He didn't make all seven wonders of the world; he only made the Hanging Gardens. He created them for his wife, Amytis, because she was homesick. The garden's flowers were collected from her city-state, Media.
The wife of Nebuchadnezzar II was either Amytis, daughter or great-grandaughter of Cyaxares, a Median King or Nitocris of Babylon. Some say that Nebuchadnezzar built the hanging gardens of Babylon for his wife because she was homesick.
It was built by King Nebuchadnezzar the second, for his wife, Amytis, because she was homesick. He imported plants from her homeland which was Media.
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife. It is called "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon''.