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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria

CHAPTER IX
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His Oriental history is quite incompatible with the narrative of Scripture.

On every ground, the judgment of Aristotle, of Plutarch, of Arrian, of Scaliger, and of almost all the best critics of modern times, with respect to the credibility of Ctesias, is to be maintained, and his authority is to be regarded as of the very slightest value in determining any controverted matter.
The chronology of Herodotus, which is on all accounts to be preferred, assigns the commencement of the Assyrian Empire to about B.C.1250, or a little earlier, and gives the monarchy a duration of nearly 650 years from that time.

The Assyrians, according to him, held the undisputed supremacy of Western Asia for 520 years, or from about B.C.1250 to about B.C.

730--after which they maintained themselves in an independent but less exalted position for about 130 years longer, till nearly the close of the seventh century before our era.

These dates are not indeed to be accepted without reserve; but they are approximate to the truth, and are, at any rate, greatly preferable to those of Ctesias.
The chronology of Berosus was, apparently, not very different from that of Herodotus.


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