The first thing Alexander did when he entered the city was to worship the god Marduk, accompanied by the priests and his companions. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Lord Marduk is enshrined in the Great Temple of Essagira, which is located in the middle of the vast sanctuary, and Alexander has stepped up the stairs to reach the Supreme Temple, where the golden bed of the famous Lord Marduk is placed, which is his earthly abode. Alexander couldn't help but feel lustful, if this golden bed was dissolved and made into gold coins, how many soldiers would be fed! But then he dismissed this idea, and although he was an atheist, it was really disrespectful to blaspheme the main god of Babylon, the idol in the hearts of all people, so he quickly put his palms together and confessed his sin.

From the heights here, you can see the breathtaking views of this bustling metropolis. The city of Babylon showed the young king all its wonders, with its endless walls, the summer palace that sits on the south side of the city, and the fortress that guarded the palace and its summer palace. In the vast space of the city, the temples of various gods are covered like stars, and the smoke of incense rises from the temple. Almost every road is wide and straight, the intersections are at regular right angles, and all the main roads are paved with terracotta and asphalt. Twenty-five gates were opened on the walls, each of which was painted with gold, silver, copper, and various decorative patterns.

The Euphrates River is like a glittering ribbon of gold, stretching from one end of the city wall to the other, dividing the city in two. On both sides of the river, there are gardens everywhere, with a wide variety of trees from the Gentiles, and colorful birds inhabit their favorite trees. One of the great features of the palace complex, which is also unique to Babylon, is that it is covered with wonderful glazed bricks everywhere, and each glazed brick is painted with colorful enamel, which shows a colorful world under the sunlight.

"No wonder Neo-Babylon existed less than a hundred years before it was destroyed by Persia. All the scenes are really like a dream, and when you are in them, you will never think about the trivial things in the world again, and the emperor will not have the heart to do serious things. Alexander sighed that if he could, he really wanted to live a carefree life here, but he understood that, at least for now, this was just a fantasy, and if he really lived a drunken life here, then he would not be far from defeat.

"Who's to say it's not, it's people who will never forget to return to this beauty." Cassandros said approvingly, smiling at Alexander, knowing that one was a passionate warrior and the other was an aspiring young king, and neither was yet ready to enjoy it.

"Your Majesty, I want to live here, this is the most suitable place for human habitation, it is so beautiful!" Ares sighed.

"Yes! It's all beautiful and ours now. Ha ha! I barely did anything, and my knife didn't have any blood yet! Cretos also lamented that he had not encountered a single enemy.

"That's because everyone has solved the problem for us, and it has solved it very well, so we can enter the city surrounded by everyone. Come, put a crown on our heroes! ”

After bidding farewell to the Great Temple of Essagira, Alexander returned to the Great Temple of Etman Anji to the north. The Tower of Babel has been destroyed, and only a base remains. The priest pointed to a large area overgrown with weeds and said, "That is the place where the holy Etmenanki stands, a tower that touches the heavens." In the time of Xerxes, when the city rebelled, the Persians destroyed it in a fit of rage. ”

"Alas, alas...... "Almost everyone regretted the collapse of the Tower of Babel.

"The fall of the Tower of Babel also inspired future kings that if they can't win the hearts of the people, no matter how powerful the country is, it will collapse." Alexander said meaningfully. …,

Alexandria's main interest is the Hanging Gardens, one of the "Seven Wonders", and to the north of the palace stands the city's most incredible architecture, which is considered to be the most memorable wonder in the known world. The unique Persian concept of the garden is reflected here, where everything is artificial, the hard work of the dexterous hands of man. The priests told Alexander that there was a legend that a Medes, named Amyitis, was married to King Nebuchadnezzar II. She often misses her mountainous and tree-lined hometown, and the longing makes her thinner and thinner. So King Nebuchadnezzar ordered a mountain to be built by hand with trees and beautiful flowers. So the craftsmen built a set of platforms, layered on top of each other, and the scale became smaller and smaller as you went up, forming a quadrangular cone. Each platform is supported by hundreds of thick pillars, each meticulously asphalted, on which shrubs and tall trees take root. The tall trees make it possible for birds to stop here both day and night, and they nest and perch on them. In addition, there are animals from afar, such as peacocks or pheasants, that have adapted to a very different environment than India and the Caucasus. The Euphrates River bubbled under this miracle, and the canal ran out of the Euphrates River and flowed slowly along the southern side of the Hanging Gardens, where the clever machines were drawing water from the river to create fountains one after another. From the outside, it looks like a lush hill, but inside, the signs of artificial works are faintly visible, and the creeping plants are full of flowers and fruits. After that, hidden are platforms and railings.

Alexander looked at all this, and thought of what a great king had done in order to alleviate the melancholy of his queen. Whether it is the young Alexander now or Zhao Ming in his previous life, he has no love experience, maybe in a few years, he will have a beloved woman, but that is too far away, and it is unlikely that he will do such a thing. However, even he would not have imagined that many years later, he would do something similar.

Almost all of them gazed in amazement at the city, which for thousands of years had been called the "Heart of the World" and "Gate of the Gods" (in the local language of Babylon, Babylon means "Gate of God"). In the palaces, there are wide green spaces, which are flower beds and gardens with all kinds of fruits. The rivers are full of boats, some of which are made of bundles of wicker, propelled by huge square sails, from the ancient myths of Mesopotamia, such as your, Kish, Nipur, Uruk, etc. Other boats, covered with processed furs, sailed through the river like huge baskets from the green Armenia where game, furs, timber and precious stones were plentiful.

"O gods!" Gretas looked at the spectacle in front of him and muttered, "What a miracle! I swear that when I am old, I will live in Babylon and settle there for generations. ”

"Me too." Many people echoed in unison.

"Ease consumes the will and the enterprising spirit, and we can't afford to lose that, at least for now. However, I promise you, if you are still there after the world is unified, I will set aside a piece of land for each of you, build a beautiful house, and then you can enjoy your life to the fullest. If anyone dies in battle, I will enclose a cemetery for him in a beautiful place, commemorating his exploits and allowing him to live in luxury for eternity. ”

"Haha, I think I'll see that day." Crane said with a smile, he was the youngest of all the generals.

"I'm sure we can all see it."