Cat of the Perfians, which fignifies a Great King, and was prefixed to the names of thofe three princes, whence the whole race were named Caianians, The Ancients tell us, that Cyaxeres flew the Scythian Chiefs at a feaft, to which he had invited them... The Works of Sir William Jones - Page 402by William Jones - 1807Full view - About this book
| Charles Vallencey - 1786 - 934 pages
...Scythopolis into Tyre, and from thence to Spain, together with the Tyrians. The Greeks tell us, that Cyaxares flew the Scythian Chiefs at a feaft, to which he had invited them ; but the Eaftern Writers are all filent on this head. It feems more probable, fays Sir William Jones, that the... | |
| Charles Vallancey - 1786 - 934 pages
...into Tyre, and from thence to Spain, together with the "I yrians. The Greeks tell us, that Cyaxares flew the Scythian Chiefs at a feaft, to which he had invited them : but the Eaftern Writers are all filent on this head. It feems more probable, fays Sir William Jones, that the... | |
| Charles Vallancey - 1786 - 678 pages
...into Tyre, and from thence to Spain, together with the I yriahs. i The Greeks tell us, that Cyaxares flew the Scythian Chiefs at -a. feaft, to which he had invited them : but the Eaftern Writers are all filent on this head. It feems more probable, fays Sir William Jones, that the... | |
| Sir William Jones - 1807 - 484 pages
...'Darius the Mede, and Cyrus. The firft fyllable of Cyaxeres is apparently the Cai of the Perjians, which fignifies a Great King, and was prefixed to...at a feaft, to which he had invited them ; but the Eajierns are filent on this head, and it feems more probable, that the Tartars were compelled by force... | |
| William Jones - 1993 - 452 pages
...The firft fy liable of Cyaxeres is apparently the Cai of the Perfians, which fignifies a Great JCing, and was prefixed to the names of thofe three princes,...repafs the Oxus-, our authors make them retire beyond Cholcos and Iberia, confounding, as ufual, the Oriental with the Northern Scythians. Cai Cobâd made... | |
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