. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . y strug-gle with them, and finally succeeded, not only inestablishing their independence, but in changingplaces with their masters, and becoming the rulingpeople. The probable date of the revolt is b. Its success, by transferring to Persia the do-minion previously in the possession of the Medes,placed her at the head of an empire, the bounds ofwhich were the Halys on the W., the Euxine on theN., Babylonia on the S., and on the E. the salt-desertof Iran. As usual in the East, this success led onto others. Cyrus defeated Croesus, and added theLy
. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . y strug-gle with them, and finally succeeded, not only inestablishing their independence, but in changingplaces with their masters, and becoming the rulingpeople. The probable date of the revolt is b. Its success, by transferring to Persia the do-minion previously in the possession of the Medes,placed her at the head of an empire, the bounds ofwhich were the Halys on the W., the Euxine on theN., Babylonia on the S., and on the E. the salt-desertof Iran. As usual in the East, this success led onto others. Cyrus defeated Croesus, and added theLydian empire to his dominions. This conquestwas followed closely by the submission of the Greeksettlements on the Asiatic coast, and by the reduc-tion of Caria, Caunus, and Lycia. The empire wassoon after extended greatly toward the N. E. and rapidly overran the flat countries beyond theCaspian, after which he seems to have pushed hisconquests still further to the E., adding to his do-minions the districts of Herat, Cabul, Caudahar,. Persian Warriors.—From Persepolia. Seistan, and Beloochistan, which were thenceforthincluded in the empire. In b. c. 539 or 538, Baby-lon was attacked, and after a stout defence fell.(Babel.) This victory first brought the Persiansinto contact with the Jews. The conquerors foundin Babylon an oppressed race—like themselves, ab-horrers of idols—and professors of a religion in whichto a great extent they could sympathize. (Captiv-ity.) This race Cyrus restored to their own coun-try by the remarkable edict recorded in Ezr. i. was slain in an expedition against the Massagetaeor the Derbices, after a reign of twenty-nine his son and successor, Catnbyses III., the con-quest of Egypt took place (b. c. 525). _ This princeappears to be the Ahasuerus of Ezr. iv. 6. In theabsence of Catnbyses with the army, a conspiracywas formed against him at court, and a Magianpriest, Gomates (Gaumata) by name, professing tobe Smerdis (Bardiy
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