Listed 3 sub titles with search on: The inhabitants for wider area of: "ASSYRIA Ancient country PERSIAN GULF" .
ASSYRIA (Ancient country) PERSIAN GULF
A people of ancient Assyria, described by Pliny as being to the east of Gaugamela
(vi. 26. s. 30). There can be no doubt that these are the present Rowandi, a tribe
living, as in ancient times, about the great mountain Rowandiz, in Kurdistan,
and doubtless connected with the Orontes of Ptolemy (vi. 2. § 4). They derive,
their name from Erwend, a pure old Persian root, which was usually Hellenized
into Orodes or Orontes. (Rawlinson, Journ. of Geog. Soc. x. p. 73.)
The first to worship Heavenly Aphrodite.
Perseus Project Index. Total results on 14/6/2001: 155 for Assyrians.
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