This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... Belus, with the Titans, made war against Zeus, (Jupiter) and his compeers, who are called gods. He says, moreover, that Gygus was smitten, and fled to Tartessus (in Spain). " According to the history of Thallus, Belus preceded the Trojan war 322 years."--From Theophylact ad Autolycus, 281-2. OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE. From Ktesias. " In like manner, all the other kings succeeded, the son receiving the empire from his father, being altogether thirty in their generations to Sardanapalus. In his time the empire passed to the Medes from the Assyrians, having remained with them upwards of 1,360 years, according to the account of Ktesias the Cnidian, in his second book."--Extracted from Diodorus Siculus, Book ii. p. 77. From Diodorus Siculus. " In the manner above related, the empire of the Assyrians, after having continued from Ninus thirty generations, and more than 1,400 years, was finally dissolved by the Medes."--Extracted from Diodorus Siculus, Book ii. p. 81. From Herodotus. " The Medes were the first who began the revolt from the Assyrians, after they had maintained the dominion over Upper Asia for a period of 520 years."--Extracted from fferodoius, Book i. ch. 95. OF NABOPOLLASAR. From Alexander Polyhistor. " Nabopollasar, (whom Alexander Polyhistor calls Sardanapallus), sent to Astyages, the satrap of Media, and demanded his daughter, Amuites,1 in marriage for his son, Nabuchodonosor Nebuchadnezzar. He was the commander of the army of Saracus, King of the Chaldeans, and, having been sent upon some expedition, turned his arms against Saracus, and marched against the city of Ninus (Nineveh). But Saracus, confused by his approach, set fire to his palace, and burnt himself in it. And Nabopollasar obtained the empire of the Chaldeans. He was...