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... Persian period . When , in 539 BCE , the Jews came under Persian domination , they ab- sorbed a good deal of Iranian folklore about spirits and demons , the eventual dissolution of the world in a fiery ordeal , and its eventual renewal ...
... Persian period . When , in 539 BCE , the Jews came under Persian domination , they ab- sorbed a good deal of Iranian folklore about spirits and demons , the eventual dissolution of the world in a fiery ordeal , and its eventual renewal ...
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... Persia . Justinian , however , had to pay the Persians a subsidy of 11,000 pounds of gold , and in return Khosrow gave up ... Persian King , so his policy on this front can hardly be described as a failure . Western wars . In the West ...
... Persia . Justinian , however , had to pay the Persians a subsidy of 11,000 pounds of gold , and in return Khosrow gave up ... Persian King , so his policy on this front can hardly be described as a failure . Western wars . In the West ...
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... Persian language . The game of chess reportedly was also brought by him from India . Astrono- my and astrology flourished at the court of Khosrow , and one star table ( called the zij - i Shahriyār ) , which was the basis of many later ...
... Persian language . The game of chess reportedly was also brought by him from India . Astrono- my and astrology flourished at the court of Khosrow , and one star table ( called the zij - i Shahriyār ) , which was the basis of many later ...
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