Daubuz justly remarks, that "from their first appearance the Ottomans have affected to wear warlike apparel of scarlet, blue, and yellow: a descriptive trait the more marked from its contrast to the military appearance of the Greeks, Franks, or Saracens contemporarily." Mr. On the application of this passage to the Turks, Mr. The fact of the application of the symbol to the Turks in general must be determined from other points in the symbol which designate them clearly the only natural inquiry here is, whether this description would apply to the Turkish hosts, for if it would not, that would be fatal to the whole interpretation. This might, undoubtedly, be applicable to other armies besides the Turkish hordes but the proper question here is, whether it would be applicable to them. (8.) Their personal appearance : "Them that sat on them having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone"-as explained above, in a "uniform" of red, and blue, and yellow. " One thing is clear, that to no other invading hosts could the language here used be so well applied, and, if it were supposed that John was writing after the event, this would be the language which he would be likely to employ-for this is nearly the identical language employed by the historian Gibbon. Gibbon speaks of the myriads of the Turkish horse, or of the cavalry of the earlier Turks of Mount Altai, "being, both men and horses, proudly computed by myriads. 270 ) so that it is not without his usual propriety of language that Mr. The dignity and rank of Tamerlane's father and grandfather was thus described, that "they were the hereditary chiefs of a toman, or 10,000 horse"-a myriad, (Gibbon, iv. In the Seljukian age, the population of Samarcand was rated at seven tomans, (myriads,) because it could send out 70,000 warriors. This custom, it is true, has existed elsewhere, but there is probably none with whom it has been so familiar as with the Tartars and Turks. It has been suggested by Daubuz that in this there may be probably an allusion to the Turkman custom of numbering by tomans, or myriads. 94) says, "The myriads of Turkish horse overspread," etc. (7.) Their numbers : "And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand." That is, it was vast, or it was such as to be reckoned by myriads, or by tens of thousands- δυομυριαδεςμυριαδων two myriads of myriads. High score, playing statistics, achievements and multiplayer ELO-ranking.Rev 9:21 | Barnes | STEP | This is part 2 of 4 Parts of the Note for Revelation 9:20-21. Empires including the Roman Empire, Carthage, Persia, Celts and Inca amongst others. Map editor and a central server to host and distribute player-modded bundles. Map scenarios including Europe, Colonization, Asian Empires, World Conquest and many more. Diplomacy management of economy & population. Cross-platform multiplayer & hotseat-Play including co-op team games. Challenging AI for single player games based on a genetic algorithm. Turn-based grand strategy game with maps & nations from all over the world. Are you ready for the challenge? Will your place be in the history books or in the mud? Assemble your armies, take on the world and achieve greatness in this epic historical strategy game. You forge alliances and together you take on your enemies. You do your best to keep your population happy. Range of functionality is comprised of expansion, diplomacy and managing your nation's finances and economy. Form alliances and fight co-op style with the AI and other players for ultimate victory. Wage colossal wars solo, against the AI, or take on your gaming friends in cross-platform multiplayer games. From Rome to Asian nations, you create your own warring experience. Command your armies in one of the many ancient and medieval countries including the Roman Empire, the Inca, France, Russia, Japan or the Chinese Dynasties. Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
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