Cyclopedia universal history : embracing the most complete and recent presentation of the subject in two principal parts or divisions of more than six thousand pages . THE IRANIANS.—HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT. 609 are introduced to Arbaces, Maudaces,Sosarmus, Artycas, Arbianes, Artaeus,and finally Deioces, which last stands inthe dawn of the reality. The rest arefabulous, and are to be ranked with themythical kings of Greece and Phraortes, however, monarchy asan institution may be regarded as estab-lished among the Old Iranians. Thegreat reign of Cyaxares followed, andthe civil power was
Cyclopedia universal history : embracing the most complete and recent presentation of the subject in two principal parts or divisions of more than six thousand pages . THE IRANIANS.—HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT. 609 are introduced to Arbaces, Maudaces,Sosarmus, Artycas, Arbianes, Artaeus,and finally Deioces, which last stands inthe dawn of the reality. The rest arefabulous, and are to be ranked with themythical kings of Greece and Phraortes, however, monarchy asan institution may be regarded as estab-lished among the Old Iranians. Thegreat reign of Cyaxares followed, andthe civil power was consolidated. Thenfollowed the reign of Astyages, 593-558B. C, at which latter date the relations fact much nearer to unity of characterthan the term Grasco-Italic, applied tothe two branches of the Southern Ar-yans in Europe. In Iran the language,manners, customs, and growth of soci-ety, civil and political, the religious be-lief of the people, and, indeed, all theelements of development were the samefor both Medes and Persians, with onlysuch slight differences as were incidentto territorial separation and environ-ment. These historical references are made. COURT OF IlRSIAN MONARCH (ROYAL PALACE OF ISP.\HAX previously existing between Media andPersia were totally reversed by the gen-ius and warlike daring of the youngprince Cyrus, who subverted the throneof his grandfather Astyages, and re-moved the seat of government to hisown capital in Persia. But the race was one, not tAvo. Medo-Persian stock was not materially differ-ent in its two branches. Order of the Medo-Persian the chief diversit}^ being development. • ,-, -, . r -i i m the date 01 develop-ment. The Persian sprang last andgrew highest. The term Medo-Persianmust be understood to express an ethnic merely to impress the truth that mon-archv was a fundamental ^ . Warlike form of fact in the evolution of Iranian instltu- the Iranian race. The cen-tral principle was not only monarchic,but absolute. It was a tyranny o
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