Identifier: cu31924091762140 (find matches)
Title: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient
Publisher: London : Grolier Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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assuredly have either succumbed in thestruggle, or succeeded only by chance after his fate hadtrembled in the balance for years. Darius, however, fromthe very beginning knew how to single out the importantpoints upon which to deal such vigorous blows as wouldensure him the victory with the least possible delay.He saw that Babylon, with its numerous population, itsimmense wealth and prestige, and its memory of recentsupremacy, was the real danger to his empire, and henever relaxed his hold on it until it was subdued, leavinghis generals to deal with the other nations, the Medesincluded, and satisfied if each of them could but hold his 174 THE IRANIAN CONQUEST adversary in check without gaining any decided advantageover him. The event justified his decision. When onceBabylon had fallen, the remaining rebels were no longera source of fear; to defeat Khshatrita was the work of afew weeks only, and the submission of the other provincesfollowed as a natural consequence on the ruin of Media.
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KEBELS BROUGHT TO DAEIDS BY AHUEA-MAZDA. After consummating his victories, Darius caused an in-scription in commemoration of them to be carved on therooks in the pass of Bagistana (Behistun), one of the mostfrequented routes leading from the basin of the Tigris tothe tableland of Iran. There his figure is still to be seen 1 Mention, of some new wars is made towards the end of the inscription,but the text here is so mutilated that the sense can no longer be easilydetermined. ^ This is the scene depicted on the rock of Behistun. THE PACIFICATION OP ASIA 175 standing, with his foot resting on the prostrate body of anenemy, and his hand raised in the attitude of one addressing

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