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Page 880
... reign he built temples , palaces , and for- tifications in Assyria as well as in the other capitals of his provinces . His artists created many statues and ste- lae . Among the best known is the Black Obelisk , which includes a picture ...
... reign he built temples , palaces , and for- tifications in Assyria as well as in the other capitals of his provinces . His artists created many statues and ste- lae . Among the best known is the Black Obelisk , which includes a picture ...
Page 883
... reign the Aramaean tribes were still allied with Elam against him , but Urtaku of Elam ( 675–664 ) signed a peace treaty and freed him for campaigning elsewhere . In 679 he stationed a garrison at the Egyptian border , because Egypt ...
... reign the Aramaean tribes were still allied with Elam against him , but Urtaku of Elam ( 675–664 ) signed a peace treaty and freed him for campaigning elsewhere . In 679 he stationed a garrison at the Egyptian border , because Egypt ...
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... reign of Mithradates II the first contacts with Rome , under Lucius Cornelius Sulla , were made , and portents of future struggles were evident in the lack of any agreement between the two powers . Sulla was sent to the east by the ...
... reign of Mithradates II the first contacts with Rome , under Lucius Cornelius Sulla , were made , and portents of future struggles were evident in the lack of any agreement between the two powers . Sulla was sent to the east by the ...
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