 | George Smith - 1876 - 340 pages
...Greeks, BC 673, was the greatest of the Assyrian sovereigns, and he is far more memorable •i O ' " on account of his magnificent patronage of learning...account of the greatness of his empire or the extent of his wars. Assurbanipal added more to the Assyrian royal library than all the kings who had gone before... | |
 | Helena Petrovna Blavatsky - 1892 - 410 pages
...Shergat. Assurbanipal (Chald.). TheSardanapalusof the Greeks, "the greatest of the Assyrian Sovereigns, far more memorable on account of his magnificent patronage of learning than of the greatness of his empire ", writes the late G. Smith, and adds : "Assurbanipal added more to... | |
 | 1911 - 408 pages
...increased the Assyrian influence over Judah. For Assurbanipal, the greatest of Assyrian sovereigns, " is far more memorable on account of his magnificent...account of the greatness of his empire or the extent of his wars." For centuries Assyria had been a seat of learning, and a Royal Library had been gathered,... | |
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Assyrian sovereigns, and he is far more memorable on account of his magnificent patronage of learning than on account of the greatness of his empire or the extent of... 