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geographical memoir of the Persian empire.
Kinneir, John Macdonald Sir
Published
1973
by Arno Press in New York
.
Written in
Edition Notes
Reprint of the 1813 ed. printed for J. Murray, London.
| Series | The Middle East collection |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | DS258 .K5 1973 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | viii, 486 p. |
| Number of Pages | 486 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL5414631M |
| ISBN 10 | 040505341X |
| LC Control Number | 73006283 |
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The Persians (Achaemenid Empire)One of the largest, oldest and most powerful empires of antiquity was the Persian Empire. Founded by Cyrus the Great in the 6th Century it dominated a region from the Indus Valley to Macedonia and eventually Egypt. Kinneir, Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire (); F.
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