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https://www.ancient.eu/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon/ "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were the fabled gardens which adorned the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, built by its greatest king Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605-562 BCE). " "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were sometimes referred to as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis after the semi-legendary and semi-divine female Assyrian ruler thought by the Greeks to have extensively rebuilt Babylon in the 9th century BCE." https://www.ancient.eu/Fertile_Crescent/ "The Fertile Crescent, often called the "Cradle of Civilization",is the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt. The region has long been recognized for its vital contributions to world culture stemming from the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant which included the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Egyptians, and Phoenicians, all of whom were responsible for the development of civilization. Virtually every area of human knowledge was advanced by these people, including: Science and Technology Writing and Literature Religion Agricultural Techniques Mathematics and Astronomy Astrology and the Development of the Zodiac Domestication of Animals Long-Distance Trade Medical Practices (including dentistry) The Wheel" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World remember earlier "The British royal family became known as the House of Hanover." the man who found The Ishtar gate was niece to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Koldewey(first Arctic expedition to Germany) he "Koldewey studied mathematics, physics, and astronomy at the universities of Hanover and Göttingen between 1866 and 1867"