The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World 1
The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World 1
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pp. 153-235 ; Nineveh and Baby- lon, pp. 367-384, and 416-436; Je/wmal of Oeographicdl Society, voL ix. pp. 26-56, &c. ; Frafler, Travels in Kurdistan, vol. i. pp. 89- 195 ; vol. ii. pp. 179-204.
^ Diod. Sic. xix. 21, § 2. Compare Kinneir, Persian Empire, p. 74 ; and see also Ainsworth's Researches, pp. 224, 225.
* Layard, Nineveh and Babylon, p. 430; Journal of Geographical Society, vol. xvi. p. 49.
s 2 Digitized by Google 260 THE SECOND MONARCHY. Chap. I.
as a sevenfold wall for the protectio...n of the fertile Mesopotamian lowland from the marauding tribes inhabiting the bare plateau of Iran.
North of Assyria lay a country very similar to the Zagros region. Armenia, like Kurdistan, consists, for the most part, of a number of parallel mountain ranges,* with deep valleys between them, watered by great rivers or their affluents. Its highest peaks, like those of Zagros, ascend considerably above the snow- line.* It has the same abundance of wood, especially in the more northern parts ; and though its valleys are scarcely so fertile, or its products so abundant and varied, it is still a coimtry where a numerous population may find subsistence.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
pp. 153-235 ; Nineveh and Baby- lon, pp. 367-384, and 416-436; Je/wmal of Oeographicdl Society, voL ix. pp. 26-56, &c. ; Frafler, Travels in Kurdistan, vol. i. pp. 89- 195 ; vol. ii. pp. 179-204.
^ Diod. Sic. xix. 21, § 2. Compare Kinneir, Persian Empire, p. 74 ; and see also Ainsworth's Researches, pp. 224, 225.
* Layard, Nineveh and Babylon, p. 430; Journal of Geographical Society, vol. xvi. p. 49.
s 2 Digitized by Google 260 THE SECOND MONARCHY. Chap. I.
as a sevenfold wall for the protectio...n of the fertile Mesopotamian lowland from the marauding tribes inhabiting the bare plateau of Iran.
North of Assyria lay a country very similar to the Zagros region. Armenia, like Kurdistan, consists, for the most part, of a number of parallel mountain ranges,* with deep valleys between them, watered by great rivers or their affluents. Its highest peaks, like those of Zagros, ascend considerably above the snow- line.* It has the same abundance of wood, especially in the more northern parts ; and though its valleys are scarcely so fertile, or its products so abundant and varied, it is still a coimtry where a numerous population may find subsistence.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902 to read onlineMoreLess
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