1853 ❤️ ANTIQUE BOOK_ANCIENT RUINS_ NINEVEH_IRAQ_ARABS_PERSIA CHRISTIAN HISTORY

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Nineveh and Its Remains:
With an account of a visit to the Chaldean Christians of Kurdistan, and the Yezidis, or Devil-worshippers; and an inquiry into the manners and arts of the ancient Assyrians
2 volumes in 1
author:
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Austen Henry Layard
Published:
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NY, George P Putnam & Co
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- 1853
size
= apx 8.75" x 6" with 373
pages
binding:
-3/4
leather with gilt lettering & design, marbled endpapers & page edges -
weighs almost 4 lbs!
ILLUSTRATED -
with 2 beautiful color engravings,
a giant fold out map of "Laynard's journeys in Kurdistan & Mesopotamia" [apx. 18" by 14.5"],  4 other smaller [double page size] fold-out maps, plus 2 fold-out pictures, and numerous other engravings.
Contents:
2 volumes in 1  //
from wikipedia ---
Nineveh
was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, [now] located on the outskirts of Mosul in modern-day
northern Iraq
. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and was the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Today it is a common name for the half of Mosul which lies on the eastern bank of the Tigris.
It was the largest city in the world for some fifty years until the year 612 BC when, after a bitter period of civil war in Assyria, it was sacked by a coalition of its former subject peoples, the Babylonians, Medes, Chaldeans, Persians, Scythians and Cimmerians. Its ruins are across the river from the modern-day major city of Mosul, in Iraq's Nineveh Governorate. The two main tells, or mound-ruins, within the walls are Kouyunjik (Kuyuncuk), the Northern Palace, and Tell Nabī Yūnus.
Austen Henry Layard
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"Before abandoning archaeology for politics, Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) carried out major excavations in Mesopotamia between 1845 and 1851, uncovering important evidence of ancient Assyrian civilization. Although he originally believed that Nimrud was Nineveh, he later confirmed that Kuyunjik was the location of the ancient city."
First published in 1849, this book is a mixture of excavation report, ancient history, anthropology and travel writing. Layard's excitement at the extent and importance of the finds as soon as digging commenced is clearly conveyed, and he places Mesopotamian history in the context of the more familiar biblical and classical worlds. This book covers the background to the excavations, the first discoveries, and the difficulties with Arab authorities and local workmen, observations on the inhabitants, culture and history of the region, plus more.
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map
- large map has a small tear near the gutter
boards -
very secure, wear to the leather
textblock
- pages very secure
outer joints
-  both split
spine
- very good
tips
- just worn through
inner hinges
- taped with strong black tape
pages
- generally
very clean
-only a few [5?] very small spots
writing
- none
rips /folds
- no rips or folds that I saw
other
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marbling
on the text block edges is still
bright
, other than the joints and taped hinges - it's a good, solid, & clean book!.
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THE JEWS.
CHAPTER I. Early History of the Hebrews — The Patriarchs — The Departui'e from Egypt, CHAPTER II. The Desert— The Invasion of Palestine— The Judges, . CHAPTER III. The Kings, until the Captivity, CHAPTER IV. The Restoration — Misfortunes of the Hebrews — The Maccabees — Gradual Ascendancy of Rome, 40 CHAPTER V. The Roman Government, and the Destruction of Jerusalem,
ASSYRIA.
CHAPTER I. Ancient History of Assyria, CHAPTER II. Modern Discoveries,
EGYPT.
CHAPTER I. Ancient History of Egypt, CHAPTER II. Arts, Sciences, Customs, and Mechanical Labom-s of the Ancient Egyptians, CHAPTER III. Modem Egypt,
GREECE.
CHAPTER I. The Early History of Greece, CHAPTER II. The Persian Invasions, CHAPTER III. From the Defeat of the Persians to the End of the First Peloponnesian War, CHAPTER IV. The Second Peloponnesian War, CHAPTER V. The Thirty Tyrants— The Expedition of the Ten Thousand— The Death of Socrates— The Theban War, 102 CHAPTER VI. Philip of Macedon, CHAPTER VII. The Conquests of Alexander, CHAPTER VIII. From the Death of Alexander to the Roman Conquest, CHAPTER IX. Modem Greece,
ROME,
CHAPTER I. The Early ana Partially-fabulous History of Rome under the Kings, CHAPTER II. The Consuls, Dictators, Tribunes, and Decemvirs — Wars with the Volscians and with Veil — Decline of the Roman Power, CHAPTER III. The Invasion of the Gauls, CHAPTER IV. The Wars with the Samnites, the Latins, and Pyrrhus,
CHAPTER V. The First Punic War,
CHAPTER VI. The Second Punic War, CHAPTER VII. The Wars with Macedon, and the Third Punic War, CHAPTER VIII. The Gracchi — The War with Jugui-tha — The Civil Wars of Marius and Sylla, CHAPTER IX. The First Triumvirate, and the Wars of Pompey and Csesar,
CHAPTER X. The Second Triumvirate, CHAPTER XI. The Emperors Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius, CHAPTER XII. The Emperors Nero, Galba, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, and Nerva, CHAPTER XIII. Trajan, Adrian, Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Pertinax, Didius Severus, Caracalla, Macri- nus, HeUogabalus, Alexander, Maximin, Gordian, Philip, and Decius, CHAPTER XIV. Gallus, Valerian, Galienus, Flavius Claudius, Aurelian, Tacitus, Probus, Carus, Dioclesian, Constantius and Galerius, and Constantine — Removal of the Seat of Empire to Byzantium, CHAPTER XV. Decline and Dissolution of the Empire, .
PERSIA.
CHAPTER I. History of Persia before the Christian Era, CHAPTER II. From the Christian Era to the Conquest by Zinghis Khan, CHAPTER III. From the Invasion of Persia by Zinghis Khan to the Present Time, .
INDIA.
CHAPTER I.
The Ancient and Classic History of India, CHAPTER II. The Early Mahometan Invaders and Conquerors of India— The Afghan Dynasty— Timur the Tartar, CHAPTER III. The Mogul Dynasty, Baber, Akbar, Jehanghu-e, Aurengzebe— Decline of the Imperial Power, CHAPTER IV. Early European Discoveries and Conquests— Expeditions of the Portuguese and Dutch, . CHAPTER V . The Early English Expeditions and Settlements— The East India Company— Contests with the French CHAPTER VI. The British Conquests in Bengal— The Wars with Hyder Ali and with the French, . CHAPTER VII. The Wai-s with Tippoo Saib, and the Conquest of Mysoi-e, CHAPTER VIII. The Mahratta Wai-— Conquest of Central India, CHAPTER IX. The Pindaree War, and the Final Overthrow of the Mahrattas, . . . CHAPTER X. The Religion, Customs, Industry, and Character of the Hindoos, . . . . .
CHINA.
CHAPTER I. Native History of the Chinese, . CHAPTER II. Characteristics of the Inhabitants of China,
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THE MAHOMETANS.
CHAPTER I. The Inhabitants of Arabia— Their Ancient Government and Religion, . . . CHAPTER II. The Early Life of Mahomet— His Religious Pretensions, ...... CHAPTER III. The Life of Mahomet, from the Promulgation of his Doctrines until his "Hegtra," or Flight to Medina, 291 | CHAPTER IV. From the" Hegira" to the Capture of Mecca, ........ CHAPTER V.
From the Capture of Mecca till the Death of Mahomet, . . . CHAPTER VI. The Caliphat of Abu Beker— The Wars in Syria— The Capture of Damascus, and the Defeat of the
Imperial Forces ........... CHAPTER VII. The Caliphat of Omar— The Capture of Emessa, Baalbec, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Cjesarea— Pinal Conquest of Syria, CHAPTER VIII. The Caliphat of Omai-, contiuued— Conquest of Egypt and of Persia— Death of Omar, • . 316 CHAPTER IX. The Caliphat of Othman— The Invasion of Northern Africa— Naval Success of the Moslems, . 322 CHAPTER X. The Caliphat of AU— The Rebellion of Moawyah— Death of Ali — Caliphat of his son Hassan, . 325 CHAPTER XI. The Syrian CaUphat— Reign of Moawyah— The Siege of Constantinople — Wars in Africa— The Reign of Yezid, CHAPTER XII. The Rival Caliphs of Damascus and Mecca — Triumph of Abd'Almalec, CHAPTER XIII. Revival of the Spirit of Conquest— The Reign of Waled— Final Subjugation of Northern Africa, CHAPTER XIV.
The Conquest of Spain, and the Invasion of France, CHAPTER XV. The Division of the Caliphat— The Dynasties of Spain, Africa, and Bagdad — Fm-ther Conquests — Decline of the Saracenic Power, CHAPTER XVI. The Tai-tar Conquests and Invasions, CHAPTER XVII. The Tmks— The Seljukian Dynasty, CHAPTER XVIII. The Turks— The Dynasty of Othman — The Ottoman or Present Tm-kish Power,
SPAIN.
CHAPTER I. Ancient History of Spain — The Carthagenians, Romans, and Goths — The Saracen Conquest, CHAPTER II. The Formation of New Christian States: Asturias, Navarre, Leon, Castile, and Arragon — Continued Contests with the Moors — Union of Leon and Castile, CHAPTER III. From the Union of Leon and Castile to that of Castile and Arragon, under Ferdinand and Isabella, CHAPTER IV. Ferdinand and Isabella— Subjugation of the Moors— Charles 1. The Emperor Charles V.) CHAPTER V. From the Abdication of Charles I. to the Death of Charles U., the last Monarch of the Austrian Line, CHAPTER VI.. The House of Bourbon, the French Revolution, CHAPTER VII. Charles IV. — Ascendancy of France — Abdication of the King, CHAPTER VIII. Dethronement of the Bourbons, and, Accession of Joseph Bonaparte — Resistance of the Spaniards,
CHAPTER IX. The Peninsular War, CHAPTER X. Expulsion of the French, and Restoration of the Bourbons,
GERMANY.
CHAPTER I. The Ancient Germans— The Empire of the West— The Elective Empire CHAPTER II. The Francoman Emperors— CJontests with the Papacy
CHAPTER III. The Empire until .the Reformation, CHAPTER IV, The Reformation — Martin Luther — The Indulgences, &c.,
CHAPTER V. The Reformation Continued— The " Theses " of Luther— Contests with Rome— The Diet at Worms, 409 CHAPTER VI. Spread of the Reformation — ^The Bible— The Peasant- War — Persecutions, CHAPTER VII. Religious Disputes— The Thirty Years' War,
RUSSIA.
CHAPTER I. Early History of Russia— The Tartars— Ascendancy of the Muscovite Dynasty— Ivan the Great, 425 CHAPTER II. Ivan the Terrible — Foreign Wars — Accessiom of the Hoase of Romanoff, CHAPTER III. Peter the Great— Peiils of his Youth— his Efforts for Refonn— Cruelties— Travels in Europe — War With Charles XII. of Sweden, CHAPTER IV. Peter the Great, continued— Disastrous War with the Turks — Fresh Conqueste and Improvements- Death of his son Alexis — Expedition to the Caspian Sea — Death of Peter, CHAPTER V. Catharine I., Peter IL, Anna, Ivan, Elizabeth, and Peter III., CHAPTER VI. Cathiii-ine II. and Paul, CHAPTER VII. Alexander and Nicholas,
FRANCE,
CHAPTER I. The Early Inhabitants of France — The Romans; The Franks — The Merovingian and Carlovingian Dynasties, CHAPTER II. The House of Capet, CHAPTER III. The House of Valois, CHAPTER IV. The House of Valois, continued, • CHAPTER V. The House of Bourbon— Henry IV. and Louis XIII., CHAPTERVI. The House of Bourbon— Louis XIV. and Louis XV. CHAPTER VII. The House of Bourbon, continued — Louis XVI. and the Revolution, CHAPTER VIII. The Convention, and the Reign of Terror, CHAPTERI IX. The Convention, and the Directory, CHAPTER X. The Consulate, . CHAPTER XI. The Empire, CHAPTER XII. The Decline and Fall of the Empire, CHAPTER X The Restoration of the Bourbous, and the "Hundred Days" of Napoleon, CHAPTER XIV. The Second Restoration of the Bourbons, and their Expulsion — Louis Philippe, and his Expulsion — The Republic, 541 THE RULERS OF FRANCE, From B. C. 60 to the Present Time,
ENGLAND
CHAPTER I.
Britain under the Romans, CHAPTER II. The Saxon Invasions and the Heptarchy, CHAPTER III. The Anglo-Saxon Kings, CHAPTER IT. The Danish Kings, and the Last of the Saxons, CHAPTERR. William I., William II., and Henry I., CHAPTER VI. Stephen and Henry 11., CHAPTER VII. Richard I., John, and Henry HI., CHAPTER VIII. Edward I., Edward II., and Edward III., CHAPTER IX. Richard H. and Henry rv., .......... 585 CHAPTER X. Henry V. and Henry VI., ........ ... 591 CHAPTER XI. Edward IV., Edward V., and Richard lU., ......... 593 CHAPTER XII. Henry VII., C04 CHAPTERXIII. Henry Vni., .608 CONTENTS. -JO CHAPTERXIV. PAGE Edward VI. and Maiy, •••••..,. 618 CHAPTER XV. Elizabeth, •■••...,,, 62R CHAPTER XVI. •f'""^*!-' 643 CHAPTER XVIX. Charles I CHAPTER XVIII. The Commonwealth, CHAPTER XIX. The Protectorate, &c. CHAPTER XX. Charles II., CHAPTERXXI. 'CHAPTER XXII. William m. and Mary U., CHAPTER XXIII. CHAPTER XXIV. George I. and George II., CHAPTER XXV. George III., ... CHAPTER XXVI. George IV., WUUam IV., and Victoria, . . . . THE RULERS OF ENGLAND, From B. C. 55 to the Present Time, SWEDEN AND NORWAY, ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, - DENMARK, - - - - • PORTUGAL, . - - - SWITZERLAND, lESSER EUROPEAN NATIONS.
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