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They tell of a camel of silver, life size, with a rider of gold, and of a golden horse with emeralds for teeth, the neck set with rubies, the trappings of gold. And we may read in Gibbon of the marvelous banqueting carpet, representing a garden, the ground of wrought gold, the walks of silver, the meadows of emeralds, rivulets of pearls, and flowers and fruits of diamonds, rubies, and rare gems. THEY TELL OF A CAMEL OF SILVER LIFE SIZE WITH A RIDER OF GOLD AND OF GOLDEN HORSE WITH EMERALDS FOR TEETH THE NEXT SET WITH RUBIES THE TRAPPINGS OF GOLD AND WE MAY READ IN GIBURN OF THE MARVELOUS BANQUETING CARPET REPRESENTING A GARDEN THE GROUND OF WROUGHT GOLD THE WALKS OF SILVER THE MEADOWS OF EMERALDS RIVULETS OF PEARLS AND FLOWERS AND FRUITS OF DIAMONDS RUBIES AND RAVEJEMS
 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. 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. ESE 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 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
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