The Mesopotamian architecture that developed after the decline of the Assyrian Empire, deriving much from Assyrian architecture and enhanced by figured designs of heraldic animals in glazed brickwork

• Neo-Babylonian architecture

• Persian architecture

• Parthian architecture

• Etruscan architecture

The architecture developed under the Achaemenid dynasty of kings who ruled ancient Persia from 500 BCE until its conquest by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE

• Neo-Babylonian architecture

• Persian architecture

• Parthian architecture

• Etruscan architecture

Characterized by a synthesis of architectural elements of surrounding countries, such as Assyria, Egypt, and Ionian Greece

• Neo-Babylonian architecture

• Persian architecture

• Parthian architecture

• Etruscan architecture

The architecture developed under Parthian rule in Iran and western Mesopotamia, from the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, combining classical with indigenous features

• Neo-Babylonian architecture

• Persian architecture

• Parthian architecture

• Etruscan architecture

The architecture of the Etruscan people in west-central Italy from the 8th to 3rd centuries BCE, before the rise of Rome

• Neo-Babylonian architecture

• Persian architecture

• Parthian architecture

• Etruscan architecture

Its construction methods, esp. that of the true stone arch, influenced later Roman architecture.

• Neo-Babylonian architecture

• Persian architecture

• Parthian architecture

• Etruscan architecture

A series of irrigated ornamental gardens planted on the terraces of the Citadel, the palace complex in ancient Babylon; regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Great Wall of China

• Ishtar Gate

• Lascaux Cave

A fortified wall commenced under the Zhou dynasty to protect China against nomads from the north and serve as a means of communication

• Great Wall of Zhou

• Great Wall of China

• Great Wall of Ishtar

• Great Wall of Lascaux

Of or pertaining to ancient Greek history, culture, and art, esp. before the time of Alexander the Great

• Hellenic

• Hellenistic

• Persian

• Apadana

Of or pertaining to ancient Greek history, culture, and art from the time of Alexander the Great's death in 323 BCE through the 1st century BCE, during which Greek dynasties were established in Egypt, Syria, and Persia, and Greek culture was modified by foreign elements

• Hellenic

• Hellenistic

• Persian

• Apadana