Books Should Be Free Loyal Books Free Public Domain Audiobooks & eBook Downloads |
|
Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria By: Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna) Ragozin (1835-1924) |
---|
![]()
From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria (Treated As a General Introduction to the Study of Ancient History) by ZÉNAÏDE A. RAGOZIN Member of the "Société Ethnologique" of Paris; of the "American Oriental Society"; Corresponding Member of the "Athénée Oriental" of Paris; Author of "Assyria," "Media," Etc. "He (Carlyle) says it is part of his creed that history is poetry, could we tell it right." EMERSON. Fourth Edition [Illustration: SHAMASH THE SUN GOD. (From the Sun Temple at Sippar.)] London T. Fisher Unwin Paternoster Square New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons MDCCCXCIII TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS, IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF MANY HAPPY HOURS, THIS VOLUME AND THE FOLLOWING ONES ARE AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED BY THEIR FRIEND. THE AUTHOR. IDLEWILD PLANTATION, SAN ANTONIO, CLASSIFIED CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. I. PAGE MESOPOTAMIA. THE MOUNDS. THE FIRST SEARCHERS 1 18 § 1. Complete destruction of Nineveh. §§ 2 4. Xenophon and the "Retreat of the Ten Thousand." The Greeks pass the ruins of Calah and Nineveh, and know them not. § 5. Alexander's passage through Mesopotamia. § 6. The Arab invasion and rule. § 7. Turkish rule and mismanagement. § 8. Peculiar natural conditions of Mesopotamia. § 9. Actual desolate state of the country. § 10. The plains studded with Mounds. Their curious aspect. § 11. Fragments of works of art amidst the rubbish. § 12. Indifference and superstition of the Turks and Arabs. § 13. Exclusive absorption of European scholars in Classical Antiquity. § 14. Forbidding aspect of the Mounds, compared with other ruins. § 15. Rich, the first explorer. § 16. Botta's work and want of success. § 17. Botta's great discovery. § 18. Great sensation created by it. § 19. Layard's first expedition. II. LAYARD AND HIS WORK 19 35 § 1. Layard's arrival at Nimrud. His excitement and dreams. § 2. Beginning of difficulties. The Ogre like Pasha of Mossul. § 3. Opposition from the Pasha. His malice and cunning. § 4. Discovery of the gigantic head. Fright of the Arabs, who declare it to be Nimrod. § 5. Strange ideas of the Arabs about the sculptures. § 6. Layard's life in the desert. § 7. Terrible heat of summer. § 8. Sand storms and hot hurricanes. § 9. Layard's wretched dwelling. § 10. Unsuccessful attempts at improvement. § 11. In what the task of the explorer consists. § 12. Different modes of carrying on the work of excavation. III. THE RUINS 36 93 § 1. Every country's culture and art determined by its geographical conditions. § 2. Chaldea's absolute deficiency in wood and stone. § 3. Great abundance of mud fit for the fabrication of bricks; hence the peculiar architecture of Mesopotamia. Ancient ruins still used as quarries of bricks for building. Trade of ancient bricks at Hillah. § 4. Various cements used. § 5. Construction of artificial platforms. § 6. Ruins of Ziggurats; peculiar shape, and uses of this sort of buildings. § 7. Figures showing the immense amount of labor used on these constructions. § 8. Chaldean architecture adopted unchanged by the Assyrians. § 9. Stone used for ornament and casing of walls. Water transport in old and modern times... Continue reading book >>
|
This book is in genre |
---|
History |
eBook links |
---|
Wikipedia – Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna) Ragozin |
Wikipedia – Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria |
eBook Downloads | |
---|---|
ePUB eBook • iBooks for iPhone and iPad • Nook • Sony Reader |
Kindle eBook • Mobi file format for Kindle |
Read eBook • Load eBook in browser |
Text File eBook • Computers • Windows • Mac |
Review this book |
---|