are seen as symbols of luxurious and arrogant power respectively. Early Christians sometimes referred to Rome as Babylon: The apostle Peter ends his first letter with this advice: "She who is in Babylon [Rome], chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark." (). says: "A second angel followed and said, 'Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,' which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries". Other examples can be found in and . Babylon is referred to in Quran in verse 102 of chapter 2 of Surah Baqarah (The Cow): See also Timeline of the Assyrian Empire Notes References Bibliography Theophilus G. Pinches, The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria (Many deities' names are now read differently, but this detailed 1906 work is a classic.) The History Files Ancient Mesopotamia Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition , by Leonard W. King, 1918 (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format) The Babylonian Legends of the Creation and the Fight between Bel and the Dragon, as told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh, 1921 (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format) The Civilization of Babylonia and Assyria ; its remains, language, history, religion, commerce, law, art, and literature, by Morris Jastrow, Jr. ... with map and 164 illustrations, 1915 (a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries; DjVu & layered PDF format or [httpw://www.wisdomlib.org/mesopotamian/book/the-civilization-of-babylonia-and-assyria/index.html Readable HTML]) External links Old Babylonian Period From under the Dust of Ages by William St. Chad Boscawen The Chaldean account of Genesis by George Smith Babylonian Mathematics Babylonian Numerals Babylonian Astronomy/Astrology Bibliography of Babylonian Astronomy/Astrology Recordings of modern scholars reading Babylonian poetry in the original language 2nd-millennium BC establishments Achaemenid satrapies Ancient Levant Former monarchies of Asia History of Western Asia States and territories disestablished in the 6th century BC States and territories established in the 17th century BC States and territories established in the 19th century BC Former empires