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Title: The five great monarchies of the ancient eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquites of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902
Subjects: Mauritius Export Development and Investment Authority History, Ancient
Publisher: London, J. Murray
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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fiuminum et fruteta leones vagantur■inmimeri. Amm. Marc, sviii. 7.TiglatL-Pileser I. claims to haveslaiu ill all 800 lions. (Inscription,&c. l>. 50.) Loitiis, (huklnu (Did fSttsiuna, pp. 261, 262. ^ Isaiah xxviii. 2. ^ Nahum iii. 1. Woe to thebloody city,—or, as the margingives it — Woe to the city of bloods! (Dvoi n^y >-in). Chap. III. FIERCENESS COMBINED WITH CLEMENCY. 303 But we have no reason to believe that the nationwas especially bloodthirsty or unfeeling. The muti-lation of the slain — not by way of insult, but inproof of their slayers prowess *—was indeed prac-tised among them ; but otherwise there is little indi-cation of any barbarous—much less of any reallycruel—usages. The Assyrian listens to the enemywho asks for quarter, he prefers making prisoners toslaying; he is very terrible in the battle and theassault, but afterwards he forgives and spares. Ofcourse in some cases he makes exceptions. When atown has rebelled and been subdued, he impales some
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Capture of a city (Nimrud). * Probably a reward was given forheads, as has often been the fasliionwith Orientals. Sometimes scribes are represented as takinsj account ofthem. (Sec Layard, Nin. and itsBemains, vol. ii. p. 184 ) 304 THE SECOND MONARCHY. Chap. III. of the most guilty ; ^ and in two or three instancesprisoners are represented ^ as led before the king bya rope fastened to a ring which passes through theunder lip, while now and then one appears in the

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  • booksubject:Mauritius_Export_Development_and_Investment_Authority
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