Excerpt from A New Cyropædia, or the Travels of Cyrus Young, Vol. 3: With a Discourse on the Mythology of the AncientsSemiramis had founded the city of Babylon; but Nabuchodonosor had given it his principal beauties. Having finish'd his wars abroad; 8: being in full peace at home he had apply'd his thouhgts to make his capital one of the wonders of the world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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