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Besides millions of treasure, there was endless store of gold and silver vessels, rich vestments, and rare and precious things. The Arabs gazed bewildered at the tiara, brocaded vestments, jeweled armor, and splendid surroundings of the throne. BESIDES MILLIONS OF TREASURE THERE WAS ENDLESS STORE OF GOLD AND SILVER VEZZLES RICH VESTMENTS AND RARE AND PRECIOUS THINGS THE ARABS GAZED BEWILDERED AT THE THEAARA BROCADED VESTMENTS JEWELLED ARMOUR AND SPLENDID SURROUNDINGS OF THE THRONE
f the earth are scattered abroad even as stones are in Arabia. If but as a provision for this present life, it were worth our while to fight for these fair fields and banish care and penury forever from us." Such were the aspirations dear to the heart of every Arab warrior. Again, after the battle of Jalola, a few years later, the treasure and spoil of the Persian monarch, captured by the victors, was valued at thirty million of dirhems (about a million sterling). The royal fifth (the crown share of the booty) was sent as usual to Medina under charge of Ziad, who, in the presence of the Caliph Omar, harangued the citizens in a glowing description of what had been won in Persia, fertile lands, rich cities, and endless spoil, besides captive maids and princesses. [Sidenote: Rich booty taken in the capital of Persia, A.D. 637.] In relating the capture of Medain (the ancient Ctesiphon) tradition revels in the untold wealth which fell into the hands of Sad, the conqueror, and his followers. DDRESS THEM YEA SEE THE RICHES OF THE LAND ITS PATHS ROCK FATNESS AND PLENTY SO THAT THE FRUITS OF THE EARTH ARE SCATTERED ABROAD EVEN AS STONES ARE IN ARABIA IF BUT AS A PROVISION OF THIS PRESENT LIFE IT WERE WORTH OUR WHILE TO FIGHT FOR THESE FAIR FIELDS AND BANISH CARE AND PENURY FOR EVER FROM US SUCH WERE THE ASPIRATIONS DEAR TO THE HEART OF EVERY ARAB WARRIOR AGAIN AFTER THE BATTLE OF GELO A FEW YEARS LATER THE TREASURE AND SPOIL OF THE PERSIAN MONARCH CAPTURED BY THE VICTORS WAS VALUED AT THIRTY MILLION OFF DIREHAMS ABOUT A MILLION STERLING THE ROYAL FIFTH THE CROWN SHARE OF THE BOOTY WAS SENT AS USUAL TO MEDINA UNDER CHARGE OF ZYAG WHO IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CALIPH OMAR HAD RANGUED THE SIGENCE IN A GLOWING DESCRIPTION OF WAR HAD BEEN WON IN PERSIA FERTILE LANDS RICH CITIES AND ENDLESS BOIL BESIDES CAPTIVE MATES AND PRINCES IN RELATING THE CAPTURE OF MEDIAN THE ANCIENT TACYPHON TRADITION REVELTS IN THE UNTOLD WEALTH WHICH FELL INTO THE HANDS OF SAH THE CONQUEROR AND HIS FOLLOWERS
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