. The war and the Bagdad Railway; the story of Asia Minor and its relation to the present conflict . urecompletely. Only the ruins of buildings and therock sculptures remained to tell the tale of the earlierdays. Roman influence is to be seen in the buildingand improvement of new roads through the country,and in the erection of aqueducts as well as of garri-sons with strong fortifications at strategic Greek spirit made for culture, the Roman for theunfolding of strength, but through both commercewas encouraged and followed in the wake of theGreek and Roman occupation. Greek settleme
. The war and the Bagdad Railway; the story of Asia Minor and its relation to the present conflict . urecompletely. Only the ruins of buildings and therock sculptures remained to tell the tale of the earlierdays. Roman influence is to be seen in the buildingand improvement of new roads through the country,and in the erection of aqueducts as well as of garri-sons with strong fortifications at strategic Greek spirit made for culture, the Roman for theunfolding of strength, but through both commercewas encouraged and followed in the wake of theGreek and Roman occupation. Greek settlementsin Asia Minor can be followed by traces of the theatrewhich formed a focus of Greek intellectual life. TheRomans, true to their genius, added the amphi-theatre for gladitorial contests of strength. VIIIHolding Asia Minor firmly, Rome fell heir to theancient civilizations of Egypt, Palestine and Meso-potamia. Until the end of the sixth century sheremained the undisputed mistress of the East. Herweakness began to show itself, however, by theincreasing difficulties she encountered in holding the. VIEW OF ANGORA, ON THE ANATOLIAN RAILWAY
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