. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. iththe Saracus of Berosus or not. With the latter monarch the Assyrianempire terminated, Xineveh being destroyed by the conjoined forces ofthe Medes under Cyaxares, and the Babylonians under Xabo-polassar. described as Beth KJnimri (the house of Omri) ; Judgea as Jchuda ; Idumaeaas Hudum ; and Meroe as Jlinikha. The island of Cyprus is referred to underthe name Yavan (Javan). Eastward of the Zagrus range were races, some of\vhose names we cannot identify : the Hupiiska, who lived eastward of Xi
. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. iththe Saracus of Berosus or not. With the latter monarch the Assyrianempire terminated, Xineveh being destroyed by the conjoined forces ofthe Medes under Cyaxares, and the Babylonians under Xabo-polassar. described as Beth KJnimri (the house of Omri) ; Judgea as Jchuda ; Idumaeaas Hudum ; and Meroe as Jlinikha. The island of Cyprus is referred to underthe name Yavan (Javan). Eastward of the Zagrus range were races, some of\vhose names we cannot identify : the Hupiiska, who lived eastward of Xineveh ;the Xamri, whose territory extended to the shores of the Persian Gulf; the Bikniin Parthia ; the Farfsu in Persis ; Jfada in Media ; and Gimri, the Sacce, orScythians. Southwards, Babylonia is termed Kan-Duniyas, Susiana Xuvaki^ theKaroon being noticed under the name Via {VVai of Daniel. Eidwus)^ and theShat-el-Arab as the great salt river. Many of the towns of Phoenicia and Syriaare noticed under names but slightly varying from the classrical or Biblical forms. AR:^rEXIA Book The Town and Rock of Wan. lY. Armenia Major. § 12. The boundaries of Armenia cannot be very accurately de-fined : speaking generally, Armenia may be described as the highmountainous country between the Euxine, Caspian, and MediteiTa-nean seas and the Persian Gulf, whence the mountain chains ofWestern Asia radiate in various directions. On the S. the limit ofthis district mav be placed at the ranges which overlook the Meso-potamian and Assyrian plains, viz. Masius and Xiphates, and moreto the Caspius Mons, which separated it from Media : the easternboundary was fijrrned by the converging streams of the Araxes andthe Cyrus ; and the latter ri\er may be regarded as its northernboundary also, until it approximates to the Euxine, whence thesouth-Avesterly direction of the motmtain-chains carried the boundarytowards the upper valley of the Euphrates, which formed its limiton the W. Arme
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