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Page 58
... Persian , and that it is dangerous for Christians to go there , because that their books will be profaned by being sold to us . I discovered this for myself , when passing at Prusa a stall where there were Arabic books for sale ; I ...
... Persian , and that it is dangerous for Christians to go there , because that their books will be profaned by being sold to us . I discovered this for myself , when passing at Prusa a stall where there were Arabic books for sale ; I ...
Page 136
... Persians , who were preparing to enslave Croesus and his family . The tale is taken up in a beautiful ode by the Cean poet Bacchylides . ... once , even the ... Persian sword . And he , when he came to the far from 136 ACROSS THE HELLESPONT.
... Persians , who were preparing to enslave Croesus and his family . The tale is taken up in a beautiful ode by the Cean poet Bacchylides . ... once , even the ... Persian sword . And he , when he came to the far from 136 ACROSS THE HELLESPONT.
Page 143
... Persian Empire in 323 BC the city acquired its first known name , Ancyra , the Greek for anchor . Soon after this it was settled by Galatians , invaders from what is now France , and by the time of the Emperor Augustus it was an ...
... Persian Empire in 323 BC the city acquired its first known name , Ancyra , the Greek for anchor . Soon after this it was settled by Galatians , invaders from what is now France , and by the time of the Emperor Augustus it was an ...
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