The Persians & Greeks 波斯与希腊
Very roughly this river defines the north west edge of the Indian subcontinent and the Persians, Greeks, Romans and the rest of us applied the name to everything on the other side of that river.
这条河很粗略地定义了印第安次大陆的西北端,而波斯人、希腊人、罗马人和其他的人把这个名字应用到那条河对岸的任何事情。
To the ancient Greeks and Persians, the lake’s immense size suggested it was an ocean, hence its name.
巨大的湖面让古希腊人和波斯人误以为它是海,里海也因此得名。
The Assyrians, Persians, Greeks and Romans all grabbed it.
亚述、波斯、希腊和罗马人都曾占有过这块土地。
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