// Antiquity
Babylonia
- Period
- 1800 BC – 601 BC
- Duration
- approx. 1,199 years
- Greatest extent
- around 1400 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 227,000 km²
Period and duration
Babylonia — according to the map data from 1800 BC to 601 BC, roughly 1,199 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Babylonia — greatest extent around 1400 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 227,000 km², roughly 0.2% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (1801 BC)
- Elam
- Sumerian City-States
After
Neighbours around 1400 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in 1400 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Babylonia on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.