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Rolvatore on Instagram: "The Fall of Babylon (1831) By John Martin (1789-1854)   John Martin’s “The Fall of Babylon” (1831) is based on the historical and biblical event of the conquest of Babylon by Cyrus the Great, the Persian king, in 539 BCE. This moment marked the end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, one of the most powerful civilizations of the ancient world. The conquest is often tied to the biblical prophecy of Babylon’s fall in the Book of Daniel, where the handwriting on the wall foretells the empire’s downfall.  In the artwork, Martin illustrates Babylon at the height of its architectural grandeur, with the ziggurat and sprawling cityscape, only to show it being undone by external forces. The apocalyptic sky and the chaos in the foreground echo the ruinous fall that seemed inevitab Nimrod Babylon, The Fall Of Babylon, Babylon Art, Babylonian Empire, Persian King, The Book Of Daniel, Biblical Prophecy, Cyrus The Great, Ancient Babylon

Rolvatore on Instagram: "The Fall of Babylon (1831) By John Martin (1789-1854) John Martin’s “The Fall of Babylon” (1831) is based on the historical and biblical event of the conquest of Babylon by Cyrus the Great, the Persian king, in 539 BCE. This moment marked the end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, one of the most powerful civilizations of the ancient world. The conquest is often tied to the biblical prophecy of Babylon’s fall in the Book of Daniel, where the handwriting on the wall…

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