Excerpt from Letters on Ancient History: Exhibiting a Summary View of the History, Geography, Manners, and Customs, of the Assyrian, Babylonian, Median, Persian, Egyptian, Israelitish, and Grecian Nations; For the Use of Schools and Young PersonLetter I V - Babylon, the first Kingdom of which there is any authentic Record, founded, B. C. 2230 - Assyria the Second - both united by Ninus - Progress of his Conquests.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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