Project Gutenberg 2005-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 401 Maspero, G. (Gaston) 1846 1916 Maspero, Gaston Camille Charles, Sir Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry) 1845 1933 Sayce, Archibald Henry Sayce, A.H. McClure, M. L. 1918 McClure, M.L. History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 9 (of 12) History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 9 (of 12) Produced by David Widger Character set: ISO-8859-1 "History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 9 (of 12)" by G. Maspero is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume delves into the complex interactions, conquests, and cultural exchanges between the Iranian empires and the ancient civilizations of the Near East, focusing on the Median Empire and its transition to Persian dominance under figures such as Cyrus and Cambyses. It likely covers the political and religious dynamics during the rise of Zoroastrianism and its profound impact on Iranian and surrounding cultures. The opening of this historical work introduces the concept of the Iranian conquest, discussing the relatively obscure nature of the Median Empire compared to its predecessors, such as the Chaldæan empire. The text highlights the limited primary sources available on the Medes, relying on later accounts to piece together their history, the origins of Zoroastrianism, and the life of its prophet, Zoroaster. It notes the social and religious structures of the ancient Iranian world and hints at the battles and political maneuvers surrounding the rise of Cyrus, setting the stage for a detailed historical exploration of these ancient civilizations and their interactions with neighboring cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/17329/17329-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 44.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en History, Ancient Middle East -- History Egypt -- History -- To 640 A.D. Civilization, Ancient DS Text Egypt Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: History - General Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Religious 734587 2025-06-07T12:06:33.090604 text/html 743702 2020-12-13T12:05:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 10457967 2020-12-13T12:05:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 10582218 2025-06-07T12:06:43.627572 application/epub+zip 10601649 2025-06-07T12:06:35.105638 application/epub+zip 342975 2025-06-07T12:06:33.922592 application/epub+zip 10790446 2025-06-07T12:06:49.471592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10791024 2025-06-07T12:06:42.576580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511537 2022-09-08T10:32:20.095934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642002 2025-06-07T12:06:31.971611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 640488 2020-12-13T12:05:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 244006 2020-12-13T12:05:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 640689 2020-12-13T12:05:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243441 2020-12-13T12:05:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23234 2025-06-07T12:06:49.645509 application/rdf+xml 26238 2025-06-07T12:06:34.048622 image/jpeg 3495 2025-06-07T12:06:33.983580 image/jpeg 10463368 2025-06-07T12:06:33.515603 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia