Babylon
Modern Hillah (Tell Babil), Iraq
Coordinates 32.5364, 44.4208
Capital of Nebuchadnezzar's empire and the place of Israel's seventy-year exile. Daniel and his three friends lived in the royal court here. The city's fall to Cyrus in 539 BC opened the way for the return. In Revelation, 'Babylon' becomes a symbol for any worldly power opposing God.