History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 9 (of 12)
by G. Maspero
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The Iranian religions--Cyrus in Lydia and at Cambyses in Egypt--Darius and the organisation of the empire._The Median empire is the least known of all those which held sway for atime over the destinies of a portion of Western Asia. The reason of thisis not to be ascribed to the shortness of its the Chaldæanempire of Nebuchadrezzar lasted for a period quite as brief, and yet themain outlines of its history can be established with some certainty inspite of large blanks and much obscurity. Whereas at Babylon, moreover,original documents abound, enabling us to put together, feature byfeature, the ...
Chapters (10)
- HISTORY OF EGYPT CHALDEA, SYRIA, BABYLONIA, AND ASSYRIA
- Edited by A. H. SAYCE, Professor of Assyriology, Oxford
- Translated by M. L. McCLURE, Member of the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund
- CONTAINING OVER TWELVE HUNDRED COLORED PLATES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
- Volume IX.
- LONDON THE GROLIER SOCIETY PUBLISHERS
- THE IRANIAN CONQUEST
- CHAPTER I—THE IRANIAN CONQUEST
- THE LAST DAYS OF THE OLD EASTERN WORLD
- CHAPTER II—THE LAST DAYS OF THE OLD EASTERN WORLD
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