"For Saddam, the ruined city of Babylon had always held a special fascination. He ordered an ambitious reconstruction of the city's walls, costing millions of dollars at the height of the Iran-Iraq War. ... When archaeologists told him that ancient kings like Nebuchadnezzar had stamped their names on Babylon's bricks, Saddam insisted that his own […]
SOURCE: www.bbc.com at 10:18AM on April 20, 2018