Pieter Brueghel the Elder’s masterpiece captures the folly of humanity’s desire to reach heaven on its own terms.

Popular tales of Babylon’s fantastic structures, like the Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens, may also be products of legends and confusion. Yet to historians and archaeologists, Babylon is ...

Archaeologists trace the origins of the Tower of Babel to ancient Mesopotamia, possibly in Babylon (modern-day Iraq). Viewers are treated to stunning CGI reconstructions and on-site explorations ...