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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Seven Wonders #3)

July 23, 2025·1h 3m

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: afternoon birdsong 🐦 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel back in time to 600 BCE, to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in modern-day Iraq. We’ll use historical descriptions, myths and literature to re-imagine this ancient wonder in all its beauty. 😴 Includes mentions of: Ancient History, Science & Nature, Mythology, Walking, Plants. Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile.