Author : Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren
Release : 2018-02-07
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Historical Researches Into the Politics, Intercourse, and Trade of the Principal Nations of Antiquity, Vol. 1 by : Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren

Download or read book Historical Researches Into the Politics, Intercourse, and Trade of the Principal Nations of Antiquity, Vol. 1 written by Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren. This book was released on 2018-02-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Researches Into the Politics, Intercourse, and Trade of the Principal Nations of Antiquity, Vol. 1: Part I. Asiatic Nations; Containing the Persians, Phoenicians, Babyloni, Scythians, Indians, and Various Geographical and Philological Appendixes, Some Never Before Published Besides words, things have been found worthy of attention; and it is only by an application to these that the study of antiquity has preserved and augmented its credit. The present work, it is hoped, will further contribute to raise the character of this pursuit. The subjects on which it treats, as set forth in the title, are, The Politics, Intercourse, and Trade of the States of Antiquity; and as I can have no apprehensions respecting their lack of importance, I have only to hope that my labours may be found worthy of them. It has not, however, been my design to write a history of the nations of the ancient world for I have no desire to repeat what has already been, in some instances, very ably related by others. Neither have I attempted, as the title page might seem to suggest, a general history of politics and commerce nor do I even in any way pledge myself to discuss all that relates to these interesting topics. The way has been too little travelled for any single man to enter fully upon it. A clearer light must also be first thrown on the natural history of the ancients, and more accurate informa tion be collected respecting their wares and merchandise, than we yet possess. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.