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Ancient literary sources (5)

Herodotus

Babylon

BABYLON (Ancient city) MESSOPOTAMIA
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley) 1.178 - 1.200

Perseus Encyclopedia

Assyria

ASSYRIA (Ancient country) PERSIAN GULF
Assyrian rule of Upper Asia, resistance to Medes, Median conquest of all Assyria but Babylonia, Cyrus' invasion, Herodotus' proposed Assyrian history, some account of Assyria, Sanacharibus' invasion of Egypt with Arabians and Assyrians, Assyrian script, Perseus an Assyrian, Assyrians in Xerxes' army, Thias, king of, Assyrian looms.

Babylon

BABYLON (Ancient city) MESSOPOTAMIA
Named after Belus, the capital of Assyria, alliance with Croesus, description of the city, Nitocris and navigation of the Euphrates, her tomb, siege and capture of Babylon, details of Babylonian life, tribute paid to Persia, siege and capture by Darius, Seleucus and Antigonus at, walls of Babylon and sanctuary of Bel left standing, Pausanias has not seen walls of Babylon, Babylonish raiment.

Seleucia

MEGALI SELEFKIA (Ancient city) MESSOPOTAMIA
City on Tigris, founded by Seleucus.

Nineveh

NINEVI (Ancient city) ASSYRIA
Taken by the Medes, capital of Assyria, superseded by Babylon, on the Tigris, robbery of Sardanapalus' treasures there, lies desolate, palace of Assyrian kings there of old.

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