Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Rawlinson, George 1812 1902 The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: Media" by George Rawlinson is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume, part of a multi-volume series, focuses on the ancient region of Media, covering its geography, culture, and historical significance among the great monarchies of the ancient Eastern world. Rawlinson delves into the physical description of the landscape and the people of Media, highlighting their characteristics, social structure, and interactions with surrounding civilizations. The opening of this volume begins with a detailed geographical exploration of Media, presenting its mountainous terrain, rivers, and valleys. The author meticulously describes the natural barriers that shaped the region's history, as well as the climate and agricultural capabilities of the land. Rawlinson notes the division of Media into various districts, including Azerbijan and their unique features, emphasizing the stark contrasts in fertility and terrain. Furthermore, he outlines the main cities of Media, notably the two Ecbatanas, discussing their historical significance while hinting at the complex interplay between geography and culture that influenced the Median people and their legacy in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History, Ancient Babylonia -- History Assyria -- History Parthia -- History Iran -- History D Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: History - General 359864 359854 2024-10-07T09:02:14.703925 2023-09-07T09:53:59.426178 text/html text/html 359719 2021-02-25T21:24:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 1764010 2021-02-25T21:24:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1962506 2024-10-07T09:02:23.138826 application/epub+zip 1966250 2024-10-07T09:02:18.770869 application/epub+zip 188073 2024-10-07T09:02:17.315854 application/epub+zip 2087231 2024-10-07T09:02:26.475810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2065897 2024-10-07T09:02:22.119838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249061 2022-09-08T03:49:15.161415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319295 2024-10-07T09:02:14.264871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320526 2020-12-11T15:11:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119680 2020-12-11T15:11:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 319386 2020-12-11T15:11:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119438 2020-12-11T15:11:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 319421 2020-12-11T15:11:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119419 2020-12-11T15:11:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23665 2024-10-07T09:02:26.603800 application/rdf+xml 25374 2024-10-07T09:02:17.869845 image/jpeg 4680 2024-10-07T09:02:17.591846 image/jpeg 1870628 2024-10-07T09:02:14.764890 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia