Nebuchadnezzar - 605 - 562 BCE - Nebuchadnezzar II was the Chaldean
ruler who established their independence from the Assyrians.
Nebuchadnezzar sacked Palestine, sending the Hebrew people into exile,
and destroying their religious centers, including their temple at
Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar is noted for having constructed one of
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the ``Hanging Gardens.''
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