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Nineveh and Persepolis
An Historical Sketch
of
Ancient Assyria and Persia,
With an Account of the
Recent Researches in Those Countries
By:
W. S. W.
VAUX,
M.A.
Assistant in the Department of Antiquities, British
Museum
LONDON: 1855
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London: ARTHUR HALL, VIRTUE, & CO., Fourth Ed., 1855. Hardcover, 19x13cm, 494 pages, frontis, 46 illustrations.
Scarce Antiquarian :
Nineveh, Babylon, Persia.
The Author William Sandys Wright Vaux (1818-1885.) from the British Museum, narrated in this book the Ancient History of Assyria, Babylonia, and Persia, with amazing discoveries made at the time by the French Consul at Nineveh M. Botta, and the British adventurer Henry Layard.
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IN the present Edition, the narrative of the discovery of ancient remains in Assyria and Babylonia is brought down to the present time; and the monuments now exhibited in the British Museum are described to their arrangement in that building. July, 1855.
From Introduction ...
The labours of Colonel Rawlinson have unlocked two languages at least, which for more than two thousand years had remained hopelessly dead ; and the exertions of M. Botta, Mr. Layard, Mr. Loftus, and Mr. Taylor, have untombed some of the earliest sculptured memorials of the human race. The East has again resumed the interest it possessed in the earlier pages of our history, and the studies of men are travelling in a channel which has been too long permitted to remain unexplored.
This work will have for its object the elucidation of two distinct points:
1st- The history of Assyria and Persia, and as connected with it, that of the Jews, and the Chaldees, so far as it can be ascertained from the Bible, and the works pf Greek and Roman authors ; and,
2ndly.- The results of those modern inquiries which have been carried on for nearly three centuries by European travellers.
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Ruins of Perseplois
Contents ...
Chapter I. INTRODUCTION
Chapter II. The Kingdom of Assyria - Nimrod - His Name - Names in Genesis - Early Babylonian Cities and Dynasties - Babel or Babylon - And Nineveh - Early Greatness and long Subsequent Glory of Babylon - Her Position - The Enterprise of her People - Nineveh - Classical Accounts of its Position - And Magnitude - The Classical meaning of “Assyria” - Parallel and Contemporary History of the Jews - Adjoining Nations - Philistines - Sidonians - Phoenician Colonies - Trade with the East in the Time of Solomon - Institution of Civil Society - Confusion of Tongues.
Chapter III. History of Assyria, continued - Pul - Tiglath-Pileser - Shalmaneser - Sennacherib - Descent into Egypt - Revolt of the Medes - Esarhaddon - Nebuchodonosor - War with Arphaxad (Phraortes) - Invasion of Judaea by Holophernes - Fall of Nineveh - Nebuchadnezzar - Chaldees - Sketch of their Ancient and Modern History.
Chapter IV. Nebuchadnezzar - Battle of Megiddo - Final Destruction of Jerusalem - Nebuchadnezzar lays siege to Tyre - Conquest of Egypt - Remarkable fulfillment of Prophecies there - Works of Nebuchadnezzar at Babylon - Magnitude of that City - Belshazzar - Accounts of the Taking of Babylon in Holy Scripture - Herodotus and Xenophon - Dareius the Mede.
Chapter V. Persia - Traditions and early legendary History - Jamshid - Kai-Khosru (Cyrus) - Comparison of the rise of Cyrus and Chingis-Khán - Account of Herodotus - Death of Cyrus - Cambyses - Pseudo-Smerdis - Invasion of Scythia by Dareius - Story of Aristagoras and Cleomenes - Zoroaster - Particular account of his system of Religion - Xerxes - Dareius Codomannus - Invasion and Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great-Successors of Alexander - Seleucus and Seleucida - Antiochus Epiphanes - First contact between the Romans and the East - Popillius in Africa - Acilius Glabrio in Aetolla - Rise of the Parthian Empire - The Parthians the greatest opponents Rome ever had - Rise of the Sassanians - Ardashir I. - Shahpur I. - Khosru Parviz - Conquest of Persia by the Muhammedans - Ismail-ibn-Leis - Samanians - Mahmud of Ghaznah - Turcomans - Alp-Arslan - Malik Shah - Hulaku and the Moghuls - Timur - Sketch of his Life and Conquests - Safavi Dynasty.
Chapter VI. Early Travellers - Chiefly to the Holy Land - Itinerary of Bourdeaux - Bishop Arculf - Willibald, the Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Eichstadt - The Monk Fidelis - Bernard the Wise - Pope Sylvester II - Peter the Hermit - Crusades - The Anglo-Saxon Saewulf - Sigurd the Crusader - Benjamin of Tudela - His Travels - Sect of the Assassins - Marco Polo.
Chapter VII. Babylon - Intermediate History from its capture by Cyrus to the commencement of Modern Travels - Early Travellers - Eldred, Rauwulf, Boeventing, Della Valle - Niebuhr - Abbé Beauchamp - Rich - Remains at Babylon - Kasr - Mujelibé - Birs-i-Nimrud - Major Rennell’s Controversy with Mr. Rich - Buckingham - Researches of Sir Robert Ker Porter - Ruins of Akkerkuf - Al Hymer.
Chapter VIII. M. Botta’s Discoveries at Khorsabád - Mr. Layard’s Discoveries at Nimrud - Description of the Collection of Sculptures from Nimrud, Khorsabad, Kalah Sherghát, and Koyunjik, as arranged in the British Museum - KaIah Sherghát - Al Hathr - Mr. Ainsworth’s Account of a Visit to those Ruins - Rock Sculptures at Bavián - Malthaiyah. General sketch of the Results of Mr. Layard's Discoveries with regard to the History, Arts, and Religion of Ancient Assyria.
Chapter IX. Monumental remains of Persia - First period of the Achnmenian Dynasty - Persepolis - Ancient and Modern Names - Character of the Buildings - Cyrus - Dareius - Xerxes - What portions may be assigned to each - General Description of the Ruins from Chardin, Le Brun, Niebuhr, Ker Porter, and other Travellers - Remarks of Sir William Ouseley - Tombs behind Persepolis - Ruins of Murgháb - Tomb of Cyrus - Pasargadae, Ancient and Modern Accounts of - Haram of Jamshid - Persepolitan Temple near Shiraz - Istakhr - Achaemenian Tombs at Nakhsh-i-Rustam. - Second period. - Sassanian Remains at Naklish-i-Rustám - Bahrám V. - Shahpur I. and Valerian - Fire Temple - Fire Altars - Nakhsh-i-Rejib - Rhey (Rhages) - Ruins of Shahpur, near Kazerun - Remains at Behistán - Khosru Parviz and Shirin - Ferhád the Sculptor - Shahpur II.
Chapter X. Discoveries of Colonel Rawlinson - Sculptures and Inscriptions from Behistan - Other Achaemenian Inscriptions - Of Cyrus at Murgháb - Of Dareius at Persepolis - M. Elwend - On the Rock Tomb at Nakhsh-i-Rustám - On the Window at Persepolis - And on a Cylinder at the British Museum - Of Xexes at M. Elwend - Persepolis - Van - Vase of the Count de Caylus - Of Artaxerxes Ochus at Persepolis - Vase at S. Mark’s, Venice - Interpretation of the Perso-Cuneiform Inscriptions - Labours of Grotefend - Rask - St. Martin - Burnouf - Lassen - Rawlinson.
Chapter XI. Major Rawlinson - Interpretation of Assyrian Inscriptions - True names of Sites - Koyunjik - Nimrüd - Kalakh or Calah - First Empire, Chaldaean - Independence of Assyria - Tiglath-Pileser I. - Sardanapalus - Pul and Semiraims - Second Assyriaun Dynasty - Sargina - Sennacherib - Hezekiah’s Tribute - Asshur-banipal - Fall of Nineveh - Nebuchadnezzar - Nabonidus - Belshazzar - General Conclusion.
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Illustrations ...
The King (N.W. Palace, Nimrud) frontispiece
Eagle-headed Figure, Called Nisroch
Coin representing Tomb of Sardanaplus
Feroher, from the Nimrud Marbles
Gold Daric, attributed to the time of Dareius
Bris-i-Nimrud
Dog from Bris-i-Nimrud
Winged Figure (Khorsabad)
Figure with Fallow Deer
Figure with Fir-Cone
Winged Human-headed Lion
Winged Human-headed Bull
Men and Monkeys
Fortress on Island
Siege of a City
Lion-hunt
Bull-hunt
King Seated on Throne, with Atendants
Embarkation of an Army
Passage of a River
Passage of a River (continued)
Figure with Ibex, or Mountain Goat
Ornament of Royal Scabbard
Moving the Bull (Ruins of Nimrud)
Sitting figure from Kalah Sherghat
Figure standing before the King
Procession of the King
Treaty of Peace
Chieftain in Chariot
Domesitc Scene
Fragment of King's Head
Groom Leading horses
Eunuch Attendant
Man with Camels
Fragment illustrating the use of the Battering-ram
Sacred Tree and Nisroch
Sacred Tree and Kneeling Figures
Ruins of Persepolis
Winged Bull (Persepolis)
Pontiff King (Persepolis)
Tomb of Cyrus
Statue of Cyrus
Shahpuhr I. and the Emperor Valerian
Fire Altars
Mountain of Behistan
Sculpture of Darius at Behistan
Inscription on Statue of Cyrus at Murghab
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Winged
Human-headed Lion
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Winged
Figure (Khorsabad)
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Sculpture of Darius at Behistan
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Moving
the Bull (Ruins of Nimrud)
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Procession of the King
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Pontiff King (Persepolis)
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Bris-i-Nimrud
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Eagle-headed Figure, Called Nisroch
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Lion-hunt
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Tomb of Cyrus
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Sardanapalus
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Ground Plan of House and Stables
Condition ...
Corners rubbed and bumped, spine edges frayed with bit of loss, hinges repaired, otherwise copy in good condition considering 150 old antiquarian.
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