. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools. thegold, silver, or bronze in the coin are thus guaranteed by thestate. Business is thus made easier and more secure. Thisidea of the Lydians was adopted by the Greeks of AsiaMinor, then by the Greeks of Europe, and from them it hascome down to us. 89. The Medes and Persians.—The language of the Medes,and that of the related tribes to the southeast of them, thePersians, is of the Indo-European group. Their religion,too, and the fundamental ideas which their civilization pre-sents, mark them as apart from the Semitic and Mediter
. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools. thegold, silver, or bronze in the coin are thus guaranteed by thestate. Business is thus made easier and more secure. Thisidea of the Lydians was adopted by the Greeks of AsiaMinor, then by the Greeks of Europe, and from them it hascome down to us. 89. The Medes and Persians.—The language of the Medes,and that of the related tribes to the southeast of them, thePersians, is of the Indo-European group. Their religion,too, and the fundamental ideas which their civilization pre-sents, mark them as apart from the Semitic and Mediter-ranean races which we have studied. When the Assyrian Empire was destroyed, its territorywas divided among the Medes, the Lydians, and the Baby-lonians, the Halys river forming the boundary between theMedian and the Lydian kingdoms. In the year 553 b. c,Cyrus, king of the Persians and a subject of the Medianking, revolted against his overlord; and three years later, hedefeated and captured him. Thus the leadership in the DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORIENTAL NATIONS 73. East fell to a fresh and vigorous people, the Persians, under a king of great ability. Against this Cyrus, who is justly called the Great, theBabylonians, Lydians, and Egyptians com-bined. Cyrus first marched against Croesusof Lydia, crossed the Halys river, and de-feated the wealthy and powerful Lydians(546 b. a). The Lydian kingdom was madea part of Persia, and with it the Greekcities in western Asia Minor. In 539 b. , too, was captured by Cyrus. TheBabylonian territory thus added to Cyrusdominion included the countries subject toBabylon, namely, Syria and Palestine. UnderCambyses (529-522 b. a), who succeededCyrus upon the Persian throne, Egypt alsosuccumbed to the advancing power of thePersians. Under the great Darius (521-485 a Persian archer, b. c.) the attempt was made to bring the Fromafriozeofpaint- country of Greece under Persian rule, but ed tiles found at Susa. J. . „ . .. ~, . as this war chiefl
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