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372 MEDLA, <strong>BABYLON</strong>, <strong>AND</strong> PERSLA. -way, being introduced and favored as we mightexpectby the Magi :" There is another custom which is spoken of with reserve, andnot openly, concerning their dead. It is said that the body of a malePersian is never buried, until it has been torn either by a dog or abird of prey. That the Msigi have this custom is beyond a doubt,for they practise it without any concealment. The dead bodies arecovered with wax and then buried in the ground."This last practice looks very much like a conces¬sion' to the Magian teachings, as a layer of wax maybe considered to isolate the body and thus preservsthe earth from pollution. Nor, strictly speaking,can any of the elements be polluted by a body shut_up in a coffin or sarcophagus and then deposited,not in the earth itself, but in a chamber hewn in thehard, dry rock. That the Persians of Dareios' time,moreover, shunned the nearness of a corpse, as en¬tailing impurity, we may infer from another passageof Herodotus, which tells us that this king himself,on one occasion, refused to enter Babylon througha certain gate, because above that gate, was the sep¬ulchre of Queen Nitokris, the mother of Nabonidus,who, from some unaccountable whim, had chosen forherself that peculiar place of rest,"^he story maynot be true, but it is significant.7. If Dareios had hoped to aver^ further troublesby the .swift and .skilful blow which he struck at the' very root of evil, in the person of the impostor Gau¬mata, that hope was deceived, and he was given buta very few months for the work of reconstructionwhich he at once undertook. The Satraps of thedistant provinces had tasted the sweets of inde-
57. BUILDING KNOWN AS " RUSTEM's TOMH," AT NAKHSHI-RUSTEM.(Compare ill, 43).373
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Entered at Stationers' HallBy T. Fi
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IVCLASSIFIED CONTENTS..and follower
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^'CLASSIFIED CONTENTS.' ' VI.Migrat
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VI"CLASSIFIED CONTENTS.introducedby
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CLASSIFIED CONTENTS.yiee. § 4. The
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XllLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.pagbSEPULC
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PRINCIPAL WORKS READ OR CONSULTED,I
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PRINCIPAL WORKS CONSULTED.xviiMOlle
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PRINCIPAL DATES GIVEN IN THISVOLUME
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THE STORY OFMEDIA, BABYLON,AND PERS
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A NOTABLE RELIGIOUS SURVIVAL. 3popu
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A NOTABLE RELIGIOUS SURVIVAL.J6. Th
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ANOTABLE RELIGIOUS SURVIVAL.also kn
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A NOTABLE RELIGIOUS SURVIVAL. 9and
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A NOTABLE RELIGIOUS SURVIVAL.IIeven
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A NOTABLE RELIGIOUS SURVIVAL. 1 3an
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A NOTABLE RELIGIOUS SURVIVAL. 1 5"
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II.the PROPHET OF KKAN THE AVESTA.I
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THE Prophet of eran.iîng to admit
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tiie prophet of eran. 21mous propor
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the PROPHET OF ERAN. 23which of the
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THE PROPHET OF ERAN. 2$the royal fa
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THE PROPHET OF ERAN. 27where beyond
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,,^^wl_y/^/j nûX^y-fr'iiw jjotjî
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THE PROPHET OF ERAN. 3 1Gathas are
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THE PROPHET OF ERAN.33date It will
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ARYAN MYTHS. 35cidentally finds som
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ARYAN' MYTHS. 375. There was a time
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ARYAN MYTHS. 39 ,for Chaldea, and s
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ARYAN MYTHS.4IHe is, on the contrar
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ARYAN MYTHS. 43ber seven. It has al
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ARYAN MYTHS. 45perficial as our att
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ARYAN MYTHS. 47ceed in piercing. hi
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ARYAN MYTHS. 49dwelt in the consecr
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ARYAN MYTHS. 51the purest and most
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ARYAN MYTHS. 53setting sun, in the
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ARYAAr MYTHS. 55who crowd the borde
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA. '57curti
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA. 50suppli
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA. 6lidenti
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ARYAN MYTHS IN TIIE AVESTA. 63the d
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Aryan myths in the avesta. 65go up
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ARYAN myths IN THE AVESTA. 6/and dr
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ARYAN- MYTHS IN THE AVESTA.6ghorse,
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ARYAA^ MYTHS IN THE AVESTA.7Ipromis
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA. 73the me
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA. 7515. Be
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA.pof all h
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA. 79and st
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA.8lnations
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ARYAN MYTHS IN TIIE AVESTA. 83diffe
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Aryan myths in the avesta. 85them u
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ARYAN MYTHS, IN THE AVESTA. 87four-
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVES7A. 89spirit
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA.9Ihis swa
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ARYAN MYTHS IN THE AVESTA. 93to his
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V.THE G,A.TT-TAS,THE, Y.\SNA Ol'' S
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THE GATHAS.gfhad in themselves the
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THE GATHAS. 99harm on the settlemen
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THE GATHAS.lOItution of agriculture
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THE GATHAS. 103"5. Then of these tw
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* THE GATHAS. 105of Faith known as
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TIIE GATHAS. 107Most noticeable is
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THE GATHAS.IO9marks the same schola
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THE GATHAS.Illnot once mentioned in
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VI.MIGRATIONS AND FOREIGN INFLUENCE
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6. " taitidAna" (pen6m)cloth worn b
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THE VENDIDAD.~THE LESSER AVESTA.11^
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TONGS TO 'PKIM SACRED FIRE.SAUCERS
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THE VENDIDAD. THE LESSER AVESTA. 12
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TIIE VENDIDAD. TIIE LESSER AVESTA.
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SECTION,TOTAL HEIGHT Ai:OUT l6 FEET
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130 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.to p
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132 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA." Ur
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134- MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.nat
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136 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.the
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138 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.to.A
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I40MEDLA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.made
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142 MEDIA, BABYLON. AND PERSIA.male
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THE VENDIDAD. TIIE LESSER AVESTA. I
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5il6. RUIN OF ATESH-G.^H AT FIR0Z-
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THE VENDIDAD. TIIE LESSER AVESTA. I
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THE VENDIDAD. THE LES.ÊR AVESTA. l
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VII.THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAH.1. While
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THE LAST DAYS OF fUDAH.17Iat length
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THE LAST DAYS OF fUDAH. 173a short
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THE LAST DAYS OF fUDAH. 1/5warfare,
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THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAH. 1 77tives,
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THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAH. 179soul fil
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THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAH.iSlthe king
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THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAH. ' I S3of th
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THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAH. 185'' There
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LYDIA AND ASIA MINOR * 1 87Halys (t
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LYDIA AND ASIA MINOR. 189into an ac
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1 8. LYCIAN K0(
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1 8. LYCIAN KOCK-TOMBS AT MYRA,Face
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192 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.plun
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oH'4uaiu.-MO7-rt^>.ACkO'Ay
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196 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSLA.7. I
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igg 24. SEPULCHRAL MONUMENT AT XANT
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204 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.peop
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206 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.peni
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208 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.like
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2IO ' MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA. ,
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212 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.carp
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2;i4 media; babylon, and persia.mom
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2l6MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.count
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2l8MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSLA.ments
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220 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.i8.
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222 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.long
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224 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.a ne
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226 MEDLA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.at s
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228 MEDLA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.bese
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230 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSLA.ing
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232MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.desce
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234 MEDLA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.that
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aOSUiWCOguToOa
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BABYLON THE GREAT. 239Four hundred
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BABYLON THE GREAT.24IHebrew eye-wit
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BABYLON TIIE GREAT. 243fashion. . .
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BAB YLON THE GREA T.245. lets cover
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BABYLON THE GREAT. 247etc., were bu
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BABYLON THE GREAT. 249of the reign
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BABYLON TIIE GREAT. 25 1tablets mig
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BABYLON THE GREAT. 253prepare and s
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BABYLON THE GREAT. 255illness, that
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Babylon THE GREAT. 257as principals
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BABYLON THE GREAT. 359and his cloth
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XMEDIA AND THE RISE OF PERSIA.I. Ha
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MEDIA AND THE RISE OF PERSIA. 263be
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MEDIA AND TIIE RISE OF PERSIA. 2655
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MEDIA AND TIIE RISE OF PERSIA. 267p
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MEDLA AND THE RISE OF PERSIA. 27!an
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MEDIA AND THE RISE OF PERSIA. 273"
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MEDIA AND THE RISE OF PERSLA. 275ad
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MEDIA AND THE RISE OF PERSIA.ZjJthe
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MEDIA AND THE RISE OF PERSIA. 279ti
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MEDIA AND TIIE RISE OF PERSIA.28lam
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284 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA..ind
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292 - .MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.h
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294 MEDIA, BAB'YLON, AND PERSIA.and
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296 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSLA.As t
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300 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.own
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302. MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.blo
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306 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.his
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314 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA,fire
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Page 374 and 375: XII.kambyses, 529-522 B.C.1. Kambys
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Page 391 and 392: XIII.DAREIOS I, TIIE SON OF HYSTASP
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Page 395 and 396: DAREIOS I. : CIVIL WARS. 365princes
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Page 399 and 400: DAREIOS I. : CIVIL WARS. 369which i
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mmmj'y^ îSm ^"^^-i 1mmilt!liml[£&
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DAREIOS I. : FOREIGN WARS. 425these
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DAREIOS I. : FOREIGN WARS. 427pecte
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DAREIOS I : FOREIGN WARS. 429will n
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432 MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA.oint
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INDEX,Aahmes, see Amasis.Ab-Karkha,
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INDEX.Ai;xa-Mazda, 62 ; his demands
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INDEX.439Don, see Tana'is.Dorians,
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INDEX. 441Josiah, submits to Necho,
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INDEX. 443kings, 144 ; their origin
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INDEX. 445196 ; king of, sends gift
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INDEX. 447sians under the Akhaemeni
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