The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c26.9
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c26.9
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In the sixth century b.c. the Semitic and other kingdoms of Nearer Asia disappeared before a vast Āryan Empire, the Persian, which touched Greece at one extremity and India at the other. Tribute from Ionia and tribute from the frontier hills of India found its way into the same imperial treasure-houses at Ecbatana or Susa.