"Llewellyn-Jones guides the reader through labyrinthine streets, frenzied shopping for gewgaws, taverns that functioned as love hotels, Rabelaisian eating and drinking, raucous popular songs. Rich with meticulous scholarship, illuminated by sharp wit, and full of subtle judgment, Babylon is quite simply enthralling.”

– The Telegraph 

“Llewellyn-Jones (ancient history, Cardiff Univ.; The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt) skillfully presents the dramatic rises and falls of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon in this mesmerizing book. For both scholarly and popular audiences, this book belongs in all libraries supporting the study of ancient history.”

– Library Journal

"Llewellyn-Jones delves deeply into Babylonian culture, limning the ways war was integral to the society as a sacred charge of the gods and exploring the sources and results of the Babylonian fixation on such pleasures as sex and food. An excellent and accessible tome that expertly explores the rich history of the famed ancient city. Teens studying ancient history will find this useful and accessible."

– Booklist

"Llewellyn-Jones writes well. He delivers a steady stream of rulers, cutthroat royal infighting, and war. An authoritative examination of “the Mother of All Cities.”"

– Kirkus Reviews

"Compelling and authoritative, this history of Babylon combines narrative flair with the latest scholarship to deliver an exhilarating portrait of one of the world's greatest cities."

– Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem: The Biography

"An important reassessment of Babylonian civilisation, literature and science by one of our greatest scholars of the ancient world. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones achieves a remarkable feat of urban resurrection as he reanimates Babylon and shows us how far Mesopotamia's greatest metropolis rose above its caricature as the City of Sin, the home of the Great Whore, the Antichrist and the Tower of Babel.”

– William Dalrymple, bestselling author of The Golden Road 

"A masterpiece worthy of the greatest city in the ancient world."

– Tristan Hughes, host of The Ancients

"Engrossing and informative, this is a literal "tour de force" of Babylon's history, and of Babylonian society and culture, from its earliest beginnings to its final end. Highly recommended.”

– Dr. Eric H. Cline, historian and bestselling author of 1177 B.C.

"This book sweeps you up and carries you off like the River Tigris itself!”

– Irving Finkel, British Museum

Praise for Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones’s The Cleopatras:

“Masterful. This is historical drama at its best.”

– Air Mail

“A colorful history. Original and engaging.”

– The Wall Street Journal

“The latest service performed by the historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is of a higher order: to show that, extraordinary as she was, the sometime consort of Caesar and Antony was not a historic aberration but in fact the last in a long line of formidable queens.”

– The New Criterion

“Llewellyn-Jones’s extensive research on all seven of these intriguing Cleopatras is expertly presented. Highly recommended.”

– Library Journal (starred review)

“Throughout, Llewellyn-Jones highlights the queens’ ruthless determination, framing them as women with a developed sense of gender dynamics and of patriarchy’s inequities, whose political project was often—and quite explicitly—to seize power from men. It’s an innovative take on an ancient dynasty.”

– Publishers Weekly

"Compelling and authoritative, this history of Babylon combines narrative flair with the latest scholarship to deliver an exhilarating portrait of one of the world's greatest cities."

– Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem: The Biography

"An important reassessment of Babylonian civilisation, literature and science by one of our greatest scholars of the ancient world. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones achieves a remarkable feat of urban resurrection as he reanimates Babylon and shows us how far Mesopotamia's greatest metropolis rose above its caricature as the City of Sin, the home of the Great Whore, the Antichrist and the Tower of Babel.”

– William Dalrymple, bestselling author of The Golden Road 

"A masterpiece worthy of the greatest city in the ancient world."

– Tristan Hughes, host of The Ancients

"Engrossing and informative, this is a literal "tour de force" of Babylon's history, and of Babylonian society and culture, from its earliest beginnings to its final end. Highly recommended.”

– Dr. Eric H. Cline, historian and bestselling author of 1177 B.C.

"This book sweeps you up and carries you off like the River Tigris itself!”

– Irving Finkel, British Museum

Praise for Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones’s The Cleopatras:

“Masterful. This is historical drama at its best.”

– Air Mail

“A colorful history. Original and engaging.”

– The Wall Street Journal

“The latest service performed by the historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is of a higher order: to show that, extraordinary as she was, the sometime consort of Caesar and Antony was not a historic aberration but in fact the last in a long line of formidable queens.”

– The New Criterion

“Llewellyn-Jones’s extensive research on all seven of these intriguing Cleopatras is expertly presented. Highly recommended.”

– Library Journal (starred review)

“Throughout, Llewellyn-Jones highlights the queens’ ruthless determination, framing them as women with a developed sense of gender dynamics and of patriarchy’s inequities, whose political project was often—and quite explicitly—to seize power from men. It’s an innovative take on an ancient dynasty.”

– Publishers Weekly

"Compelling and authoritative, this history of Babylon combines narrative flair with the latest scholarship to deliver an exhilarating portrait of one of the world's greatest cities."

– Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem: The Biography

"A masterpiece worthy of the greatest city in the ancient world."

– Tristan Hughes, host of The Ancients

"Engrossing and informative, this is a literal "tour de force" of Babylon's history, and of Babylonian society and culture, from its earliest beginnings to its final end. Highly recommended.”

– Dr. Eric H. Cline, historian and bestselling author of 1177 B.C.

"This book sweeps you up and carries you off like the River Tigris itself!”

– Irving Finkel, British Museum

Praise for Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones’s The Cleopatras:

“Masterful. This is historical drama at its best.”

– Air Mail

“A colorful history. Original and engaging.”

– The Wall Street Journal

“The latest service performed by the historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is of a higher order: to show that, extraordinary as she was, the sometime consort of Caesar and Antony was not a historic aberration but in fact the last in a long line of formidable queens.”

– The New Criterion

“Llewellyn-Jones’s extensive research on all seven of these intriguing Cleopatras is expertly presented. Highly recommended.”

– Library Journal (starred review)

“Throughout, Llewellyn-Jones highlights the queens’ ruthless determination, framing them as women with a developed sense of gender dynamics and of patriarchy’s inequities, whose political project was often—and quite explicitly—to seize power from men. It’s an innovative take on an ancient dynasty.”

– Publishers Weekly

"Compelling and authoritative, this history of Babylon combines narrative flair with the latest scholarship to deliver an exhilarating portrait of one of the world's greatest cities."

– Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem: The Biography

"An important reassessment of Babylonian civilisation, literature and science by one of our greatest scholars of the ancient world. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones achieves a remarkable feat of urban resurrection as he reanimates Babylon and shows us how far Mesopotamia's greatest metropolis rose above its caricature as the City of Sin, the home of the Great Whore, the Antichrist and the Tower of Babel.”

– William Dalrymple, bestselling author of The Golden Road 

"A masterpiece worthy of the greatest city in the ancient world."

– Tristan Hughes, host of The Ancients

"Engrossing and informative, this is a literal "tour de force" of Babylon's history, and of Babylonian society and culture, from its earliest beginnings to its final end. Highly recommended.”

– Dr. Eric H. Cline, historian and bestselling author of 1177 B.C.

"This book sweeps you up and carries you off like the River Tigris itself!”

– Irving Finkel, British Museum

Praise for Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones’s The Cleopatras:

“Masterful. This is historical drama at its best.”

– Air Mail

“A colorful history. Original and engaging.”

– The Wall Street Journal

“The latest service performed by the historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is of a higher order: to show that, extraordinary as she was, the sometime consort of Caesar and Antony was not a historic aberration but in fact the last in a long line of formidable queens.”

– The New Criterion

“Llewellyn-Jones’s extensive research on all seven of these intriguing Cleopatras is expertly presented. Highly recommended.”

– Library Journal (starred review)

“Throughout, Llewellyn-Jones highlights the queens’ ruthless determination, framing them as women with a developed sense of gender dynamics and of patriarchy’s inequities, whose political project was often—and quite explicitly—to seize power from men. It’s an innovative take on an ancient dynasty.”

– Publishers Weekly

"Compelling and authoritative, this history of Babylon combines narrative flair with the latest scholarship to deliver an exhilarating portrait of one of the world's greatest cities."

– Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem: The Biography

"An important reassessment of Babylonian civilisation, literature and science by one of our greatest scholars of the ancient world. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones achieves a remarkable feat of urban resurrection as he reanimates Babylon and shows us how far Mesopotamia's greatest metropolis rose above its caricature as the City of Sin, the home of the Great Whore, the Antichrist and the Tower of Babel.”

– William Dalrymple, bestselling author of The Golden Road 

"A masterpiece worthy of the greatest city in the ancient world."

– Tristan Hughes, host of The Ancients

"Engrossing and informative, this is a literal "tour de force" of Babylon's history, and of Babylonian society and culture, from its earliest beginnings to its final end. Highly recommended.”

– Dr. Eric H. Cline, historian and bestselling author of 1177 B.C.

"This book sweeps you up and carries you off like the River Tigris itself!”

– Irving Finkel, British Museum

Praise for Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones’s The Cleopatras:

“Masterful. This is historical drama at its best.”

– Air Mail

“A colorful history. Original and engaging.”

– The Wall Street Journal

“The latest service performed by the historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is of a higher order: to show that, extraordinary as she was, the sometime consort of Caesar and Antony was not a historic aberration but in fact the last in a long line of formidable queens.”

– The New Criterion

“Llewellyn-Jones’s extensive research on all seven of these intriguing Cleopatras is expertly presented. Highly recommended.”

– Library Journal (starred review)

“Throughout, Llewellyn-Jones highlights the queens’ ruthless determination, framing them as women with a developed sense of gender dynamics and of patriarchy’s inequities, whose political project was often—and quite explicitly—to seize power from men. It’s an innovative take on an ancient dynasty.”

– Publishers Weekly

"Compelling and authoritative, this history of Babylon combines narrative flair with the latest scholarship to deliver an exhilarating portrait of one of the world's greatest cities."

– Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem: The Biography

"An important reassessment of Babylonian civilisation, literature and science by one of our greatest scholars of the ancient world. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones achieves a remarkable feat of urban resurrection as he reanimates Babylon and shows us how far Mesopotamia's greatest metropolis rose above its caricature as the City of Sin, the home of the Great Whore, the Antichrist and the Tower of Babel.”

– William Dalrymple, bestselling author of The Golden Road 

"A masterpiece worthy of the greatest city in the ancient world."

– Tristan Hughes, host of The Ancients

"Engrossing and informative, this is a literal "tour de force" of Babylon's history, and of Babylonian society and culture, from its earliest beginnings to its final end. Highly recommended.”

– Dr. Eric H. Cline, historian and bestselling author of 1177 B.C.

"This book sweeps you up and carries you off like the River Tigris itself!”

– Irving Finkel, British Museum

Praise for Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones’s The Cleopatras:

“Masterful. This is historical drama at its best.”

– Air Mail

“A colorful history. Original and engaging.”

– The Wall Street Journal

“The latest service performed by the historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is of a higher order: to show that, extraordinary as she was, the sometime consort of Caesar and Antony was not a historic aberration but in fact the last in a long line of formidable queens.”

– The New Criterion

“Llewellyn-Jones’s extensive research on all seven of these intriguing Cleopatras is expertly presented. Highly recommended.”

– Library Journal (starred review)

“Throughout, Llewellyn-Jones highlights the queens’ ruthless determination, framing them as women with a developed sense of gender dynamics and of patriarchy’s inequities, whose political project was often—and quite explicitly—to seize power from men. It’s an innovative take on an ancient dynasty.”

– Publishers Weekly

"Llewellyn-Jones delves deeply into Babylonian culture, limning the ways war was integral to the society as a sacred charge of the gods and exploring the sources and results of the Babylonian fixation on such pleasures as sex and food. An excellent and accessible tome that expertly explores the rich history of the famed ancient city. Teens studying ancient history will find this useful and accessible."

– Booklist

“Llewellyn-Jones (ancient history, Cardiff Univ.; The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt) skillfully presents the dramatic rises and falls of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon in this mesmerizing book. For both scholarly and popular audiences, this book belongs in all libraries supporting the study of ancient history.”

– Library Journal

"Llewellyn-Jones writes well. He delivers a steady stream of rulers, cutthroat royal infighting, and war. An authoritative examination of “the Mother of All Cities.”"

– Kirkus Reviews