The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy: Or the Geography, History, & Antiquities of ParthiaLongmans, 1873 - 458 страници |
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... carried to a distance of more than a mile or two from the foot of the hills ; but it is thought that anciently the cultivation was extended considerably further . Ruined cities dis- persed throughout the tract sufficiently indicate its ...
... carried to a distance of more than a mile or two from the foot of the hills ; but it is thought that anciently the cultivation was extended considerably further . Ruined cities dis- persed throughout the tract sufficiently indicate its ...
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... carrying a vast body of water . By a judicious use of dykes and canals , this fertilising fluid was in ancient times carried to a dis- tance of more than twenty - five miles from the natural course of the river ; and by these means an ...
... carrying a vast body of water . By a judicious use of dykes and canals , this fertilising fluid was in ancient times carried to a dis- tance of more than twenty - five miles from the natural course of the river ; and by these means an ...
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... carried many miles from the foot of the mountains . The position of the wells , which were few in number , was known only to the natives ; 5 and Artabanus hoped that the Syrian monarch would be afraid to place the 1 Justin ( xli . 5 ) ...
... carried many miles from the foot of the mountains . The position of the wells , which were few in number , was known only to the natives ; 5 and Artabanus hoped that the Syrian monarch would be afraid to place the 1 Justin ( xli . 5 ) ...
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... carried to the Indus , if not to the Sutlej . But , if so , he was disappointed . Antiochus , instead of making war upon the Indians , contented himself with renewing the old alliance of the Seleucida with the Maurja princes , 1 and ...
... carried to the Indus , if not to the Sutlej . But , if so , he was disappointed . Antiochus , instead of making war upon the Indians , contented himself with renewing the old alliance of the Seleucida with the Maurja princes , 1 and ...
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... carried on successful wars with the Arachotians , the Drangians , and the Indians of the Punjaub region , his hold on the more northern countries was relaxed , and they began to slip from his grasp.1 Incursions of the nomad Scyths from ...
... carried on successful wars with the Arachotians , the Drangians , and the Indians of the Punjaub region , his hold on the more northern countries was relaxed , and they began to slip from his grasp.1 Incursions of the nomad Scyths from ...
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