Biblical Wars?

**IrishHitman** · 08-21-2009, 21:48

Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla

Actually, a lot of historians did believe it; they just didn't believe all of it. This is all tied in with the Enlightenment.

Anyway, Babylon never did rise again, and was totally subdued by the Persians. Alexander marched into a Persian city, not a Babylonian one. In fact, those preophecies are so accurate they are often considered to be falsified.

The Scripture describes the city never again being POPULATED, never mind being prominent...

**Moros** · 08-21-2009, 23:27

Look everybody knows the bible isn't historiography. However that doesn't mean it doesn't have interesting things to tell a historian.

**antisocialmunky** · 08-21-2009, 23:35

Well, it was a slow decline that lasted for the better part of half a millenium until the priests of Bel that were still chillin out there left because it kept getting run over in invasions in the 1st century CE.

No one has been inhabiting it as a city since then except for that US Military base that's slowly destroying the ruins.

**vartan** · 08-25-2009, 05:14

Originally Posted by antisocialmunky

No one has been inhabiting it as a city since then except for that US Military base that's slowly destroying the ruins.

That's too bad, but sure explains the outrage I hear so closely!

**thecellarlife** · 09-08-2009, 00:35

Wow, did not expect so many comments, and for this to degrade into an argument between (some of) you guys. The bible does have a place in history, and that is why I wished to present the idea of that time period used with this game. I think you'd all enjoy it if the proper work was done to portray it as accurately as possible. Unfortunately I am unable to make the mod, but if some of you are willing to try, I'd give as much help as I could.

If you want to try, start gathering the history and maybe someone will code it. Thanks for the responses, it seems like this mod has more interest than I first thought.

**Andronikos** · 09-09-2009, 15:09

I think it would be an interesting submod. There are other more reliable sources about that era and those could be used. But it would require a team of researchers, modellers, script writers...

BTW, I have read a book about about Hittites recently and the first people who discovered them took info from the Bible which told about "Heteans" (not sure about English version, original is Hittim). I wouldn't underestimate any religious book or mythology.

**Kikaz** · 09-09-2009, 23:20

I already wanna see it!
This will be difficult to create, as a lot of people disagree over the facts; however, I do think you can nail down more than enough to make a pretty historically accurate mod.