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To: swarthyguy

Have you heard of the Nestorian Christians in the mountains that might be known as Assyria?


15 posted on 06/03/2008 2:53:49 PM PDT by RightWhale (We see the polygons)
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To: RightWhale

Sure, even Marco Polo encountered colonies of them, IIRC.

They survived as well in Central Asia for centuries.

As far as Assyria, the name of the country as such was pretty much absorbed into the Persian Empire, and seems rather nebulous after that period.

Guess I don’t quite understand your question “might be known as Assyria”?


16 posted on 06/04/2008 12:31:38 PM PDT by swarthyguy (Osama Freedom Day: 2500 or so since September 11 2001! That's SIX +years, Dubya.)
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