...given a new impulse to his ambition as a discoverer, and the glory acquired by France in discovering an Assyrian edifice, the first, probably, which had...view of man since the fall of the Assyrian Empire, seems to have prompted Sir Stratford Canning to purchase, for himself and England, an identity with...

...buildings belonged to an age preceding the conquests of Alexander. . . . M. Botta had discovered an Assyian edifice, the first, probably, which had been exposed...view of man since the fall of the Assyrian empire." * The prize was not, however, what it first appeared. The building which M. Botta discovered had been...

...countries. However, it was evident that the monument appertained to a very ancient and very civilized people ; and it was natural from its position to refer...view of man since the fall of the Assyrian empire. that this wonderful monument had only been uncovered to complete its ruin. The records of victories...

...chamber was discovered, covered with sculptured representations of battles, sieges, and similar events. M. Botta had discovered an Assyrian edifice, the first,...long in perceiving that the building which had been partly excavated, owed its destruction to fire: and the sculptured slabs reduced to lime on exposure...

...given a new impulse to his ambition as a discoverer, and the glory acquired by France in discovering an Assyrian edifice, the first, probably, which had...view of man since the fall of the Assyrian Empire, seems to have prompted Sir Stratford Canning to purchase, for himself and England, an identity with...

...the conquest of Alexander. This building, Mr. Layard remarks, was " the first, probably, which has been exposed to the view of man since the fall of the Assyrian empire." M . Botta's means failed, and Mr. Layard, impressed with the importance of pursuing these researches,...

...admitted that after the subjugation of the west of Asia by the Macedonians the cuneiform writing censed to be employed. But too little was then known of this...lime, were rapidly falling to pieces on exposure to lho air. No precaution could arrest this rapid decay, and it was to be feared that this wonderful monument...

...months had opened to the light an Assyrian building, which, as Layard says, " was probably the first which had been exposed to the view of man since the fall of the Assyrian Empire." Khorsabad, which lies about ten miles north of Nimroud, was burnt bv Cyaxares, and is supposed to have...

...months had opened to the light an Assyrian building, which, as Layard says, " was probably the first which had been exposed to the view of man since the fall of the Assyrian Empire." Khorsabad, which lies ahout ten miles north of Nimroud, was burnt bv Cyaxares, and is supposed to have...

...not have occupied a site so distant from the Tigris, must have been in the vicinity of the place. Mr. Botta had discovered an Assyrian edifice, the first,...been exposed to the view of man since the fall of ths Assyrian empire. " Mr. Botta was not long in perceiving that the building, which he had thus partly...