They did so, first, in the Fertile Crescent, the sweep of productive land that ran through Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Palestine, from which Jericho, Ur, Nineveh and Babylon (pictured above) would emerge.

城市逐渐成型。 首先，在“新月沃地”（指穿越伊拉克、叙利亚、约旦及巴基斯坦等地区的一连串肥沃的土地，状似一轮新月）上，先后涌现了巴勒斯坦古城耶利哥、乌尔、古代亚述的首都尼尼微以及巴比伦。

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He died in 323, when he was not yet 33-years-old, and he died in Babylon of a fever, that is, of course, modern day Iraq.

他死于公元前323年，未满33岁，在巴比伦死于疟疾，也就是现代伊拉克。

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This, "day of Purim," is a day the Jews celebrate their victory over Ancient Babylon, now based within the borders of Iraq, how interesting.

这一“普林节”，是犹太人们庆祝其对现在位于伊拉克境内的古巴比伦的胜利的一天，多么有意义。

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He died in 323, when he was not yet 33-years-old, and he died in Babylon of a fever, that is, of course, modern day Iraq.

他死于公元前323年，未满33岁，在巴比伦死于疟疾，也就是现代伊拉克。

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Even in the new Iraq, Babylon faces ongoing threats.

CNN: Bringing Babylon back from the dead