Early Oriental History: Comprising the Histories of Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Lydia, Phrygia, and Phoenicia

Alexander Alexandria Amasis ancient Antonius appears Arabia arms army Asia Assyrian Astyages Babylonians battle brother Cæsar called Cambyses capital captive character chariots chronology Cleopatra commanded conqueror Croesus Cyaxares Cyrus Darius daughter death defeated Diodorus Dion Cassius divine dynasty early Ecbatana Egyptian empire erected Ethiopia Euphrates expedition father feet fleet gods Grecian Greece Greek Hales Hebrew Herodotus hieroglyphics historian honour horses hundred Hyksos inhabitants inscription invaded Jews Josephus king of Babylon king of Egypt kingdom land length Lydia Magian Manetho Mardonius Medes Media Memphis Menes miles monarch monuments mountains nations Nebuchadnezzar Nile Nineveh obelisks oracle palace Pelusium period Persian Pharaoh Phoenicia Phrygia Plutarch priests prince province Ptolemy pyramids queen reign revolt river Roman royal ruins sacred Sardis says sculptures Semiramis sent Sesostris Smerdis sovereign Strabo supposed Syria temple Thebes throne tion tomb troops victory walls Xenophon Xerxes