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Word: chaldean (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spirit sank like the altar fire when the fuel was low. 'Shall we see it? Will a new Xerxes come?' The Chaldean shook his head. 'A dying, not a killing. Another city will rise and ours will wane. It is un der the sign of the King.' 'Will he live, then, after all?' 'He is dying, as I told you. But his sign is walking along the constellations, further than we can reckon in years. You will not see it setting in your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Untidy Legacy of Alexander | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

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