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History of Ancient Babylon. E-book. Formato Mobipocket
George Rawlinson
edizioni Endymion Press collana , 2018
Babylon, the capital of the Fourth Monarchy, was probably the largest and most magnificent city of the ancient world. A dim tradition current in the East gave, it is true, a greater extent, if not a greater splendor, to the metropolis of Assyria; but this tradition first appears in ages subsequent to the complete destruction...
The Parthian Empire. E-book. Formato Mobipocket
George Rawlinson
edizioni Endymion Press collana , 2018
The Parthians do not appear in history until a comparatively recent period. Their name occurs nowhere in the Old Testament Scriptures. They obtain no mention in the Zendavesta. The Assyrian Inscriptions are wholly silent concerning them. It is not until the time of Darius Hystaspis that we have trustworthy evidence...