The Short-Lived Neo Babylonian Empire

A History of Mankind (94)

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Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (r. 605-562 BC) was still very young when he conquered Palestine and sent many Jews into exile around his capital city. He would reign for several more decades, becoming the most powerful monarch of the Babylonian empire, dominating the Middle East from modern Iraq.