. Travels and researches in Chaldæa and Susiana; with an account of excavations at Warka, the "Erech" of Nimrod, and Shúsh, "Shushan the Palace" of Esther, in 1849-52 .. . c hrtA TO vsmdh. BABYLON. 17 According to Diodorus Siculus, a palace stood at eitlicrextremity of the bridge : that on the eastern side measur-ing 3f miles in circumference—that on the western being7^ miles. He also speaks of the temple of Belus on thelatter side. Herodotus, however, mentions but one palaceand the temple of Belus. The ruins at present existing stand upon the easternbank of the Euj)hrates, and are enclosed wi
. Travels and researches in Chaldæa and Susiana; with an account of excavations at Warka, the "Erech" of Nimrod, and Shúsh, "Shushan the Palace" of Esther, in 1849-52 .. . c hrtA TO vsmdh. BABYLON. 17 According to Diodorus Siculus, a palace stood at eitlicrextremity of the bridge : that on the eastern side measur-ing 3f miles in circumference—that on the western being7^ miles. He also speaks of the temple of Belus on thelatter side. Herodotus, however, mentions but one palaceand the temple of Belus. The ruins at present existing stand upon the easternbank of the Euj)hrates, and are enclosed within an irre-gular triangle formed by two lines of ramparts and theriver, the area being about eight miles. This space containsthree great masses of building—the high pile of unbakedbrickwork called byRicht IMiijellibe, but which is knownto the Arabs as Babel; the building denominated the Kasr, or palace ; and a lofty mound upon which standsthe modern tomb of Amram-ibn-Ali. Upon the westernbank of the Euphrates are a few traces of ruins, but noneof sufficient importance to give the impression of a will therefore be seen that the ancient and moderndescriptions of Babyl
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