The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... known , was really the work of King Darius . One of the languages of this inscription was Persian ; another , as it now appeared , was Assyrian , the language of the newly discovered books from the libraries of Nineveh . There was ...
... known , was really the work of King Darius . One of the languages of this inscription was Persian ; another , as it now appeared , was Assyrian , the language of the newly discovered books from the libraries of Nineveh . There was ...
Page xvi
... known , or in all probability could be known . It was ably argued by Sir George Cornewall Lewis , in connexion with his inquiries into early Roman history , that a verbal tradition is not transmitted from one generation to another in ...
... known , or in all probability could be known . It was ably argued by Sir George Cornewall Lewis , in connexion with his inquiries into early Roman history , that a verbal tradition is not transmitted from one generation to another in ...
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... known as Khu - n - Aten , " the glory of the solar disc . " This monarch had retired from Thebes and established his court on the site now known as Tel el - Amarna , where he founded the city which existed only during the brief period ...
... known as Khu - n - Aten , " the glory of the solar disc . " This monarch had retired from Thebes and established his court on the site now known as Tel el - Amarna , where he founded the city which existed only during the brief period ...
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... known where such an order was not promptly obeyed . But the central Government being composed of officials , stand by their order , and are extremely reluctant to issue such a command , especially at the bidding of a foreign Power ...
... known where such an order was not promptly obeyed . But the central Government being composed of officials , stand by their order , and are extremely reluctant to issue such a command , especially at the bidding of a foreign Power ...
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... known as Panthays had risen in revolt , captured the city of Talifu , and proclaimed a chief Tu Win Siu as their sultan . In the north - west a similar Mahommedan rebellion broke out in the province of Kansuh . This was followed by a ...
... known as Panthays had risen in revolt , captured the city of Talifu , and proclaimed a chief Tu Win Siu as their sultan . In the north - west a similar Mahommedan rebellion broke out in the province of Kansuh . This was followed by a ...
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