ABSTRACT
ThereisnodoubtthereforethatFlaxwasextensivelycultivatedinBabylonia,andthatLinenwasanarticleofverylarge consumptionthere.ThegrowthofFlaxintheregionofthe EuphratesmayalsobeinferredfromtheuseoftheLinen thorax,asattestedbyXenophon.
ThereisnodoubtthereforethatFlaxwasextensivelycultivatedinBabylonia,andthatLinenwasanarticleofverylarge consumptionthere.ThegrowthofFlaxintheregionofthe EuphratesmayalsobeinferredfromtheuseoftheLinen thorax,asattestedbyXenophon.