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THE SEVEN GREAT MONARCHIES
ASSYRIA
THE SECOND MONARCHY
| CHAPTER I. | DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY |
| CHAPTER II. | CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS |
| CHAPTER III. | THE PEOPLE |
| CHAPTER IV. | THE CAPITAL |
| CHAPTER V. | LANGUAGE AND WRITING |
| CHAPTER VI. | ARCHITECTURE AND OTHER ARTS |
| CHAPTER VII. | MANNERS AND CUSTOMS |
| CHAPTER VIII. | RELIGION |
| CHAPTER IX. | CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORY |
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