Who was Nebuchadnazzar?

Nebuchadnezzar not only obtained numberous military victories, he also engaged in considerable building activity such as the hanging gardens rated as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world . construction of temples, palaces and walls and were able to make Babylon independent of the Persian Empire. Read --Archaeology and The Bible, by G Barton, 1949.pp. 478.478 and Ezra 1: 7; 5: 3-17 in the Old Testament.