Yeezus has moved on from being a god to being a king. The unpredictable — and somewhat unreliable — superstar took to Twitter on Sunday afternoon to announce his first-ever opera, named for ...

FASCINATING photographs show inside the abandoned Babylon built by Saddam Hussein - who called himself the "son of King Nebuchadnezzar". Pictures show the dead despot's vision for the ancient city ...

Kanye West has launched his latest creative venture sooner than expected. The musician announced he'd created his first opera in a tweet on Sunday. Like his other recent projects, West's opera is ...

Prominently featured in the Book of Daniel and often mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament, Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II is a compelling character who was cruel at times and understanding at ...

One of the most pitiful characters in biblical history was a man named Belshazzar. He was the last king of the Babylonian empire, a poor candidate to fill the shoes of others such as Nebuchadnezzar, ...

A new exhibition of ancient clay tablets discovered in modern-day Iraq is shedding light for the first time on the daily life of Jews exiled to Babylon 2,500 years ago. The exhibition is based on more ...

The newly religious rapper is enamored of Nebuchadnezzar, a king who burned down the first Jewish temple in 586 BCE. Last month, West released a gospel-infused album titled “Jesus is King,” on which ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A new exhibition of ancient clay tablets discovered in modern-day Iraq is shedding light for the first time on the daily life of Jews exiled to Babylon some 2,500 years ago. The ...

For centuries, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylonia, has been credited with the birth of a lavishly watered paradise in the fertile crescent of what is now central Iraq in the 6th century BC Credit: ...

A new exhibition explores the ancient city of Babylon - location of the great Biblical tower, and the origin of our moden misgivings about cities. By Martin Gayford. One day, according to the Book of ...