Ancient historians have told us that, at the height of its glory, Babylon was protected by 60 miles of walls, 15 miles on each side. The walls were 300 feet high, 80 feet thick at their base and sunk to a depth of 35 feet below Arn. ground. On the walls were 250 towers with housing for military personnel. Through 100 brass gates passed traffic in and out of the city. Deep and wide canals surrounded the outside of the walls. of two parallel walls each 20 feet thick. The inner wall was also protected by a canal. A quarter of a mile farther in from the inner wall lay the city. In times of ancient warfare it was simply impregnable. Excavations of recent years seem to verify the fabulous accounts of historians. It was a beautiful city with the Euphrates River flowing through the center. Its hanging gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Isaiah called it, "Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,..." Isaiah 13:19. The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah lived during the time of Nebuchadnezzar. During this period the moral level of Judah had fallen so low that the prophet repeatedly cried out against the evil of his day, prophesying the coming captivity of the nation of Judah by the Babylonians. Eventually the predictions of Jeremiah did come to pass as recorded in II Kings chapter 24: 11 And Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. Ancient Babylon Inside the outer wall there was another barrier made