The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World: Or, the History ...

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The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World: Or, the History ...
Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902
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In such cases the residence of the Crown Prince at the capital of the suzerain is constantly desired, or even required, by the superior Power ,^ which sees in the presence of the son and heir the best securiiy against disaffection or rebeUion on the part of the father.
It appears that Cyrus, while at the Median Court, observing the unwarlike temper of the existing gene- ration of Modes, who had not seen any actual service, and despising the personal character of the monarch," who led a luxuriou
...s Ufe, chiefly at Ecbatana, amid eunuchs, concubines, and dancing-girls,^ resolved on raising the standard of rebellion, and seeking at any rate to free his own coimtry. It may be suspected that the Persian prince was not actuated solely by political motives. To earnest Zoroastrians, sudi as *• Dino, Fr. 7; Nic. Dam. Fr.
66 ; Justin, i. 4-6 ; &c.
"• Xenophon's notion of a volun- tary vint is quite contrary to all ex- perience, in the East or elsewhere.
* Compare the policy of Rome as shown with respect to the Psrthiin and Armenian princes (Tacit Ans^ ii.


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