Where did Nabonidus go for a self-imposed exile?
Tayma, Arabia
Rome, Italy
Sparta, Greece
Mohenjo-daro, Indus
Answer
In 539 BCE, following Cyrus the Great's conquest of Babylon, the last Babylonian king, Nabonidus, sought refuge in Tayma, a city in Arabia. This self-imposed exile marked the end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and solidified Persian dominance in the region.
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