Library of World History: Containing a Record of the Human Race from the Earliest Historical Period to the Present Time; Embracing a General Survey of the Progress of Mankind in National and Social Life, Civil Government, Religion, Literature, Science and Art, Том 2Western Press Assoc., 1914 |
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... regions and territories , and the Roman . The Medo - Persian was thus the first of the great ancient Asiatic empires , covering the widest territorial area , and was four times as large as the Assyrian had been ; being about three thou ...
... regions and territories , and the Roman . The Medo - Persian was thus the first of the great ancient Asiatic empires , covering the widest territorial area , and was four times as large as the Assyrian had been ; being about three thou ...
Стр. 448
... region embraced in the mod- ern countries of Persia , Afghanistan and Beloochistan , and which anciently included Media , Persia and the eastern provinces . Thus , between the Elburz and Zagros mountains on the north and west , the ...
... region embraced in the mod- ern countries of Persia , Afghanistan and Beloochistan , and which anciently included Media , Persia and the eastern provinces . Thus , between the Elburz and Zagros mountains on the north and west , the ...
Стр. 449
... region is called Elburz , and contains the lofty , snow - covered peak of Demavend , which overlooks Teheran , the present capital of Persia , and is the highest portion of Asia west of the great Himalaya mountain chain . The Elburz region ...
... region is called Elburz , and contains the lofty , snow - covered peak of Demavend , which overlooks Teheran , the present capital of Persia , and is the highest portion of Asia west of the great Himalaya mountain chain . The Elburz region ...
Стр. 450
... region the climate is severe . On the plateau it is more temperate , but the thermometer does not often reach ninety degrees in the shade . All in all , the climate is consid- ered healthy . With the aid of irrigation the great table ...
... region the climate is severe . On the plateau it is more temperate , but the thermometer does not often reach ninety degrees in the shade . All in all , the climate is consid- ered healthy . With the aid of irrigation the great table ...
Стр. 451
... region was called by Moses of Chorêné " the second Ecbatana , the seven - walled town . " This city was located on and about a conical hill sloping gently down from its summit to its base , interposed by seven circuits of wall between ...
... region was called by Moses of Chorêné " the second Ecbatana , the seven - walled town . " This city was located on and about a conical hill sloping gently down from its summit to its base , interposed by seven circuits of wall between ...
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Ægean afterwards Ahura-Mazda Alcibíades Alexander allies ancient army Artaxerxes Mnemon Aryan Asia Minor Assyrian Astyages Athenian Athens Attica battle became Boeotia Brahman Buddhist called Cambyses capital celebrated century before Christ chief China citizens coast colonies command conquered conquest Corinth court Ctesias Cyaxares Cyrus Darius Hystaspes death defeated dominion Dorian earth east Ecbatana Egypt enemies evil feet fleet force goddess gods Grecian Greece Greek heaven Hellenic Herodotus Hindoo honor hundred India inscriptions invaders Ionian island Lacedæmonians likewise Lycurgus Macedon Macedonian Medes Median Medo-Persian Empire ment miles monarch mountain nations native nians Ormazd palace peace Peloponnesian Peloponnesus Pericles Persian Persian king Philip philosopher Phocians Phocis plain provinces race region reign religion revolt river royal sacred Salamis satrap sent ships siege Socrates soon soul Spartan spirit temple Thebans Thebes Themistocles Thessaly thousand Thrace throne tion troops tyrant Vedas victory walls Western worship Xenophon Xerxes Zeus
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