. History and uses of limestones and marbles;. Alabastro ERECaA ROSSA. AkMSTROMI. t Co. LiTH. BoSTOH. LIMESTONES OF PERSIA. 24/ Though Devonian rocks form the axis of the Elburz Moun-tains, yet on the northern slope, and in the region of theCaspian, the Cretaceous and Tertiary series are displayed,and, united to the contemporary deposits of Arabia by thechain of the Zagros Mountains, near the shores of LakeUrumiah, they extend southeast towards the ancient city ofPersepolis. There are few celebrated empires, says the historian ofPersia, so poor in monuments of past greatness as this
. History and uses of limestones and marbles;. Alabastro ERECaA ROSSA. AkMSTROMI. t Co. LiTH. BoSTOH. LIMESTONES OF PERSIA. 24/ Though Devonian rocks form the axis of the Elburz Moun-tains, yet on the northern slope, and in the region of theCaspian, the Cretaceous and Tertiary series are displayed,and, united to the contemporary deposits of Arabia by thechain of the Zagros Mountains, near the shores of LakeUrumiah, they extend southeast towards the ancient city ofPersepolis. There are few celebrated empires, says the historian ofPersia, so poor in monuments of past greatness as this ancientkingdom, yet the few that remain are remarkable for mag-nificence and solidity. The absence of architectural relicsis, undoubtedly, due to several causes; the principal reasonsmay have been the sweeping destruction of foreign invadersand the character of the ancient religion. A large part ofthe monuments of antiquity consisted of the tombs of heroesand rulers, and the temples, idols, and shrines of ancient religion of Persia — fire-worshi
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