Excerpt from The History of Antiquity, Vol. 1Aryan tribes we can only trace with the help of the Veda and the Avesta back to the point at which they were already acquainted with agriculture, and possessed considerable artistic skill.About...

Excerpt from The History of Antiquity, Vol. 5In this seclusion, neither penetrated by bays of the sea nor traversed by mighty rivers, the region exhibits a certain similarity to the highlands of Arabia. The centre of the Iranian land, like...

Excerpt from The History of Antiquity, Vol. 6Herod. 1, 71; and equally from the Persian point of view, Xenophon, Oyri inst. 6, 2, 22.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at...

Excerpt from The History of Antiquity, Vol. 23 Polyh. 5, 54. The border line between the original country of Assyria and Elam cannot be ascertained with certainty. According to Herodotus (5, 52) Susa lay 42 parasangs, i. 6. About 150...