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ChaldeaAncient region, on the headwaters of the Euphrates River and adjacent to the Persian Gulf. It was originally the southern part of Babylonia; the name Chaldea also has been used (especially in the Bible) to describe all of Babylonia after it was occupied by the Chaldeans, who established a Chaldean (or neo-Babylonian) dynasty c. 625 BC. Under Nebuchadrezzar II, the empire expanded, subduing Judaea and capturing Jerusalem. It fell to the Persian Achaemenian dynasty in 539 BC. Chaldea, Chaldaea 1. an ancient region of Babylonia; the land lying between the Euphrates delta, the Persian Gulf, and the Arabian desert 2. another name for Babylonia Chaldea ancient Mesopotamian land where study of astrology developed. [Ancient Hist.: NCE, 499] See : Astrology How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Of Ethiopia, he tells us: "On the other side of Chaldea toward the South is Ethiopia, a great land. "That's driving Epidaurus and Chaldea very fast," replied the physician with a grin. |
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