The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria - The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, - Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian - or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson
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With Maps and Illustrations THE SECOND MONARCHY. ASSYRIA. [Illustration: Map1] CHAPTER I. DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY. "Greek phrase[--]"--HEROD. i. 192. The site of the second--or great Assyrian-monarchy was the upper portion of the Mesopotamian valley. The cities which successively formed its capitals lay, all of them, upon the middle Tigris; and the heart of the country was a district on either side that river, enclosed within |
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