Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life: Designed as a Manual of General Information, Volume 2The author, 1889 - 393 pages |
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... Persian shah , king ; checkmate or shahmat means " king confounded or over- come . " The origin of the game of chess is undoubtedly Oriental , but its date is lost in antiquity . Terms con- nected with it are found in the Sanscrit , as ...
... Persian shah , king ; checkmate or shahmat means " king confounded or over- come . " The origin of the game of chess is undoubtedly Oriental , but its date is lost in antiquity . Terms con- nected with it are found in the Sanscrit , as ...
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... Persia and thence into Arabia ; the Arabs , it would seem , introduced the game into Spain in the eighth century , and ... Persian rukh , meaning a ship or chariot ; pawn is said to be from peon , an attendant or foot soldier ( Latin pes ) ...
... Persia and thence into Arabia ; the Arabs , it would seem , introduced the game into Spain in the eighth century , and ... Persian rukh , meaning a ship or chariot ; pawn is said to be from peon , an attendant or foot soldier ( Latin pes ) ...
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... Persians . The Persians had at that time laid waste the island of Chios , and made the Chians their subjects , in 494 B. C. In 479 B. C. , the Chians attempted to throw off the Persian yoke by becoming the allies of the Athenians . The ...
... Persians . The Persians had at that time laid waste the island of Chios , and made the Chians their subjects , in 494 B. C. In 479 B. C. , the Chians attempted to throw off the Persian yoke by becoming the allies of the Athenians . The ...
Page 91
... Persian rule , and to obtain the hand of the monarch's daughter in marriage . Their negotia- tions were carried on in a building attached to the temple of Minerva , called the Brazen House , the roof of which was covered with roses ...
... Persian rule , and to obtain the hand of the monarch's daughter in marriage . Their negotia- tions were carried on in a building attached to the temple of Minerva , called the Brazen House , the roof of which was covered with roses ...
Page 102
... Persia , 446 resigns his lucrative position to go to Jerusalem and to continue the work of Ezra . Describes the building of the city walls and his own work of reformation . 434 . B. C. ESTHER . This book gives an incident in the life of ...
... Persia , 446 resigns his lucrative position to go to Jerusalem and to continue the work of Ezra . Describes the building of the city walls and his own work of reformation . 434 . B. C. ESTHER . This book gives an incident in the life of ...
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