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The Mesopotamian king Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife because she was used to better surroundings and it would feel more like home.

There are two equally credible theories about who build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, they are assumed to be the work either of semilegendary Queen Sammu-ramat (Greek Semiramis), the Assyrian queen who reigned from 810 to 783 BC, or of King Nebuchadrezzar II, the king of the Babylonian Empire, who reigned c. 605 BC - 562 BC. Though there are no compelling arguments about the credibility of any of the assumptions, the hanging Gardens of Babylon are often called the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis.

A few words about the first possible builder, Semiramis: Through the centuries the legend of Semiramis attracted not only the attention of Greek historians, but she also was the muse of novelists, poets and other storytellers. Great warrior queens in history have been called the Semiramis of their times. A "gossip" around her name would have made a beautiful yellow press headline - "Semiramis is said to have had a long string of one-night-stands with handsome soldiers". Another "rumor" may become an inspiration for Horror film makers - they say that she had each lover killed after a night of passion, so that her power would not be threatened by a man who presumed on their relationship.

As for the other supposed builder - King Nebuchadrezzar II (reigned c. 605- c.561 BC), it is said that he built the legendary gardens to console his wife Amytis of Media, because she was homesick for the mountains and greenery of her homeland.

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