A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . of memorials set up by Darius, with inscriptionsin Egyptian, Persian, Median, and Babylonian, and shoA\ang thekings image. The canal was dredged during the reign of PtolemyII., Pliiladelphus; and it was still in operation at the time of theEmperor Trajan, as is proved by a coin which calls it Trajanusamnis. The inscriptions inform us of still another revolt in Susiana, inthe twelfth year of Darius. It was headed by Ummaima, in Huv- 174 TUE AGHAEMENIBÄE. zana (probably Ahwaz). He was defeated by Gobryas and
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . of memorials set up by Darius, with inscriptionsin Egyptian, Persian, Median, and Babylonian, and shoA\ang thekings image. The canal was dredged during the reign of PtolemyII., Pliiladelphus; and it was still in operation at the time of theEmperor Trajan, as is proved by a coin which calls it Trajanusamnis. The inscriptions inform us of still another revolt in Susiana, inthe twelfth year of Darius. It was headed by Ummaima, in Huv- 174 TUE AGHAEMENIBÄE. zana (probably Ahwaz). He was defeated by Gobryas and cruci-fied. Finally Darius states that he went forth against the Sacae, orthe Scythians, who wore pointed tiaras, and dwelt by the sea, mean-ing the Caspian or Aral. They were defeated; and their king,Skunka, was captured and killed. The events which have been mentioned, and several others, werep-raven by Darius in a cuneiform inscription on the mountain ofBehistun, or Bisutun. As one journeys from the plain of the Tigrisat Bagdad to Hamadan, the road leads up along the Diyala, or. Fid. 33. — Tak-Girrah. (After Flandin.) Gyndes, on botli sides of which are scattered innumerable inland from the eastern bank lies Eski-Bagdad, a greatcity of the Sassanids, once called Dastagerd. It was taken l)y theEmperor Heraclius in 627 Holwan, a very ancient city, oncedestroyed by the Assyrians, lies Avell up in the mountains. In theravine of Sirpul-Zohab, which leads to Holwan, there is a rocksmoothed to the height of fifty feet; high up there is to be seen anAchaemenian relief, representing a victor setting his foot on theneck of the vanquished; near by is a second prisoner and severalmore figures. Below, there is the representation of a horseman,probably a Parthian, witli an inscription in Fehle vi. At some dis- THE BEUISTUN INSQRIPTION. 175 tauee in another gorge, is situated a rock-tomb like those of Per-sepolis, seventy feet above the bottom of the valley. Here on
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