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The historical world was packed with many fantastic locations and places, and like today's major locations, the great historical locations were hubs of trade, religion, and research. Writing was initially invented in historical locations, and many important medical discoveries were also made in them, a few of which remain used in today's world. Among the many locations of the historical world, Rome and Athens will come to mind first, but the town of Babylon in the land of Mesopotamia was already a historical, venerated city when the others were still inconsequential settlements. Today, Babylon has become a byword for greed, extra, and licentiousness, largely due to its mention in the Bible, but a closer evaluation reveals that Babylon was a lot more, and even perhaps the most important city in the historical world. Ancient Babylon was home to great dynasties that produced a few of the world's most important leaders, especially Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, and these rulers invoked their wills on the complete ancient Near East and also have been remembered as both progressive and cruel all at exactly the same time. Babylon was also the seating of culture in historical Mesopotamia and the place where scholars made amazing medical advances that would not be eclipsed for many centuries. An study of ancient Babylon demonstrates that it was truly the first great city in the historical world.
