Chapter 4

THE ASSYRIANS AND BABYLONIANS. Chaldea--The land--The people--The cities.

THE ASSYRIANS--Assyria--Origins--Ancient accounts--Modern discoveries-- Inscriptions on bricks--Cuneiform writing--The Assyrian people--The king--Fall of the Assyrian Empire.

THE BABYLONIANS. The second Chaldean empire--Babylon--The Tower of Babylon.

CUSTOMS AND RELIGION. Customs--Religion--The gods--Astrology-- Sorcery--The sciences.

THE ARTS. Architecture--Palaces--Sculpture.