80
It is found in the so-called "Great Rivayat."
81
Vullers, "Fragmente über die Religion Zoroasters," s. 15-42; Haug, "Essays," p. 125.
82
Quatremère, "Journ. des Savants," 1840, p. 413.
83
Clemens Alex. "Strom." p. 598.
84
Diogen. Laert. prooem. The corrupt passage in Athenæus (p. 478) is not a sufficient reason for refusing to accept Hermippus of Smyrna as the author of the treatise on the Magians. Pliny could not quote the Berytian Hermippus.
85
Plin. "H. N." 30, 2.
86
"H. N." 37, 49, 55, 58; 26, 9; 27, 35; 28, 19, 27; 29, 38; 21, 36.
87
Philon. Bybl. fragm. 9, ed. Müller.
88
Dio Chrysost, ed. Dind. 2, 60.
89
Pausan. 5, 27, 3.
90
"Anab." 7, 11, 8.
91
E. g. the bas-relief on Mount Behistun in the winged victory, which refers to the battle between Vardanes and Gotarzes, between 40 and 50 A.D. [Cf. Rawlinson, "Sixth Monarchy," p. 389, where a sketch of the relief is given.]
92
Poseidonius in Strabo, p. 515; Justin, 42,1.
93
Herodian, 4, 30.
94
Plut. "Crassus," c. 29; "Anton." c. 47; Joseph. "Antiq." 18, 9, 3; Justin (12, 3), and Horace ("Ep." 1,2, 112), are of another opinion in regard to the latter point.
95
Above, p. 26. Arrian, "Parth." 2, ed. Müller; Eunap. p. 222.
96
Al Biruni in Droyson, "Hellenismus," 32, 372.
97
Vologeses I. reigned 50-80 A.D.; Vologeses II. 130-149 A.D.; Vologeses III. and IV. 149-208 A.D.; the son of the fourth, also Vologeses, reigned beside Artabanus IV.
98
Joseph. "Ant." 18, 9, 1; "Bell. Jud." Prooem. 1, 2; Ammian. Marcell. 23, 6.
99
Ammian. Marcell. 17, 5.
100
Nöldeke, "Tabari." s. 437.
101
De Sacy, "Memoires de l'institut Cl. Hist." 2, 162-242. [Rawlinson, "Seventh Monarchy," p. 70, 606.]
102
Rawlinson, loc. cit. p. 602, 607, 92 ff.
103
Agathias, 2, 26.
104
Sozomen, "H. Eccl." 2, 10, 12.