Bel-Marduk

On the eastern side of the city was a second wall, surrounding the royal palace, and another protecting the central ziggurat, a steep pyramid containing the temple to Bel-Marduk, chief god of Babylon.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

No one ever slept on the bed except a specially chosen woman who was said to be the bride of Bel-Marduk for that night.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

No one ever slept on the bed except a specially chosen woman who was said to be the bride of Bel-Marduk for that night.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

He knew from reports that his command to restore the temple of Bel-Marduk had been ignored during his trek to India and that the priests were quiet happy with this situation.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

They had received an oracle, they claimed, from the great god Bel-Marduk warning the king that he should avoid Babylon at all costs.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

On the eastern side of the city was a second wall, surrounding the royal palace, and another protecting the central ziggurat, a steep pyramid containing the temple to Bel-Marduk, chief god of Babylon.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Xerxes removed a solid gold statue of Bel-Marduk from the temple, killing the priest who tried to stop him, and melted it down into coins to pay for his wars.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

He has been sent there on a secret mission by the Pharaoh of Egypt, charged to bring back to Egypt the Golden Idol of Bel-Marduk, whose magic might just cure

Interview with Brad Gealey 2010

The king first went to the temple of Bel-Marduk and ordered the damage Xerxes had done to the sacred precinct repaired.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

He knew from reports that his command to restore the temple of Bel-Marduk had been ignored during his trek to India and that the priests were quiet happy with this situation.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011