. The dawn of modern geography. A history of exploration and geographical science .. . ition than other-wise ; for the Persian kings no longer looked on them asEoman spies : yet both under the Sassanides and the Arabs,who conquered Sassanid Persia, Christians were alwaysliable to be treated with capricious outbursts of the need of standing or falling alone, roused the Nes-torian Church to a wonderful activity ; and this activityexpressed itself in missionary enterprise. In the sixth century, and seemingly before 540,Nestorian bishoprics were founded in Herat and Samar-cand. I
. The dawn of modern geography. A history of exploration and geographical science .. . ition than other-wise ; for the Persian kings no longer looked on them asEoman spies : yet both under the Sassanides and the Arabs,who conquered Sassanid Persia, Christians were alwaysliable to be treated with capricious outbursts of the need of standing or falling alone, roused the Nes-torian Church to a wonderful activity ; and this activityexpressed itself in missionary enterprise. In the sixth century, and seemingly before 540,Nestorian bishoprics were founded in Herat and Samar-cand. In 635 the first attempt was made for the conversionof China.^ Meantime, equal progress had been made in the The line of Metropolitans of , ^ Arnobius, Contra Gentes II., Babylon ( = CtesipbonandSeleucia) speaks vaguel)of Christianity having begins in the fourth century (see been preached to the Seres (? China) Sozomen, H. E., ii. 9). [ before Constantine, in the third ^ Assemani, Bibl. Orient., iii., pt. ii. century ; but no satisfactory evidence p. 426. 1 of this is forthcoming. I. OLD SYRIAN CHVKCH AT CAKANYACHIKIiA (AFTER BISHOP I». WILSON).
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