ABSTRACT

ThereisnodoubtthereforethatFlaxwasextensivelycultivatedinBabylonia,andthatLinenwasanarticleofverylarge consumptionthere.ThegrowthofFlaxintheregionofthe EuphratesmayalsobeinferredfromtheuseoftheLinen thorax,asattestedbyXenophon.