an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
同义词:Chaldaea, Chaldea
详细解释:
Bab.y.lo.ni.a NONE(无词性)An ancient empire of Mesopotamia in the Euphrates River valley. It flourished under Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar II but declined after 5'2b.c. and fell to the Persians in 539. 巴比伦王国:美索不达米亚的一个古代帝国,幼发拉底河流域。繁荣于汉穆拉比和尼布甲尼撒二世统治之时,但于公元前 5'2年后衰落并于539年落于波斯人手中