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Title: The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography
Year: 1861 (1860s)
Authors: Smith, William, 1813-1893, ed
Subjects: Geography, Ancient
Publisher: London, J. Murray
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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mber stream,The drink of none but kings (Par. Reg. iii. 288),and Tibullus (y\. i. 140) as regia hmpha Choaspes. Chap. XIII. MEDIA — BOUNDARIES. 237 ness of its situation. The name probably refers to the number of lilies(in the Persian language Shushan) that grew there. It is sometimesdescribed as on the Eulseus, sometimes on the Choaspes; we havealready stated that a branch stream connected these two rivers. Theruins at Sus are at present a mile and a half from the latter and sixmiles from the former stream. The modern Sinister has inherited thename but not the site of the old town. The most famous buildingwas the Memnonium^ or palace, described in the book of Esther (i. 5, 6),the site of which has been recently explored. It was commenced byDarius and completed by Artaxerxes Mnemon, and consisted of animmense hall, the roof of which was supported by a central group of36 pillars arranged in a square; this was flanked by three porticoes,each consisting of two rows of six pillars each.
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Tomb of Darius. (Fi om Kawlinsons Herodotus.) § 5. III. Media.—Media was bounded on the N. by the CaspianSea ; on the W. by the Carduchi Montes and Zagnis, separatingit from Armenia and Assyria; on the S. by Susiana and Persis ; andon the E. by Parthia and Hyrcania. In the latter direction its limitmay be somewhat indefinitely fixed at the line where the mountainssubside into the central plain. The province answers to the modernAzerhijdn, Ghildn, Irak Adjem, and the western part of Masen-derdn. The limits above laid down comprised three districts of verydifferent character:—(i.) the low alluvial strip along the shores ofthe Caspian ; (ii.) the mountainous district of Atropatene in theN.W.; and (iii.) Media Magna, the central and southern portion, 238 MEDIA. Book II. wliicli abounded in fine plains and fertile valleys, with a climatemoderated by their general elevation above the level of the sea.These plains, particularly the Nisasan, produced a breed of horsescelebrated far and w

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