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The History of Antiquity : Volume IV (Illustrated)

The History of Antiquity : Volume IV (Illustrated)

ByMax Duncker

“My narrative embraces those independent civilisations of the ancient East which came to exercise a mutual influence on each other. First we follow the realm on the Nile and the kingdoms of Hither Asia as far as the point where the nations of Iran began to influence their destinies. Then I attempt to set forth the peculiar development of the Aryan tribes in the valleys of the Indus and the Ganges, down to the times of Tshandragupta and Asoka. Then follows the history of the Bactrians, the Medes, and the Persians, until the period when the nations of the table-land of Iran were united by Cyrus and Darius with the countries of Western Asia, when Aryan life and Aryan civilisation gained the supremacy over the whole region from Ceylon to the Nile and the Hellespont. The forms of life at which the great empires of Asia had arrived are finally brought face to face with the more youthful civilisation attained by the Hellenes in their mountain cantons.”

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Publication Date
Nov 10, 2012
Language
English
ISBN
9781300394761
Category
History
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Max Duncker

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EPUB

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