Ancient Egypt
by Arthur Gilman George Rawlinson
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THE LAND OF EGYPT 1-22General state of Egypt, 1- - Chief twofold division, 2; triple division, 3- - The Egypt of the guides stunning, 4- - Egypt, "the blessing of the stream," in what sense, 5, 6- - The Fayoum, 7 - Egyptian hypotheses concerning the Nile, 7, 8- - The Nile not lovely, 8- - Size of Egypt, 9- - Fertility, 10- - Geographical circumstance, 11, 12- - The Nile, as a methods for correspondence, 12, 13, Phenomena of the immersion, 13, 14- - Climate of Egypt. 14- - Geology, 15- - Flora and Fauna, 16, 17- - General repetitiveness, 19- - Exceptions, 20-22.
Chapters (141)
- ANCIENT EGYPT
- GEORGE RAWLINSON, M.A.
- WITH THE COLLABORATION OF
- ARTHUR GILMAN, M.A. AUTHOR OF "THE STORY OF ROME," ETC.
- CONTENTS.
- I.
- THE LAND OF EGYPT 1-22
- II.
- THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT 23-45
- III.
- THE DAWN OF HISTORY 45-64
- IV.
- THE PYRAMID BUILDERS 65-94
- V.
- THE RISE OF THEBES TO POWER, AND THE EARLY THEBAN KINGS 95-119
- VI.
- THE GOOD AMENEMHAT AND HIS WORKS 113-123
- VII.
- ABRAHAM IN EGYPT 124-131
- VIII.
- THE GREAT INVASION—THE HYKSOS OR SHEPHERD KINGS—JOSEPH AND APEPI 132-146
- IX.
- HOW THE HYKSOS WERE EXPELLED FROM EGYPT 147-169
- X.
- THE FIRST GREAT WARRIOR KING, THOTHMES I. 158-169
- XI.
- QUEEN HATASU AND HER MERCHANT FLEET 170-188
- XII.
- THOTHMES THE THIRD AND AMENHOTEP THE SECOND 189-207
- XIII.
- AMEN-HOTEP III. AND HIS GREAT WORKS—THE VOCAL MEMNON 208-222
- XIV.
- KHUENATEN AND THE DISK-WORSHIPPERS 223-230
- XV.
- BEGINNING OF THE DECLINE OF EGYPT 231-252
- XVI.
- MENEPHTHAH I., THE PHARAOH OF THE EXODUS 253-268
- XVII.
- THE DECLINE OF EGYPT UNDER THE LATER RAMESSIDES 269-287
- XVIII.
- THE PRIEST-KINGS—PINETEM AND SOLOMON 288-297
- XIX.
- SHISHAK AND HIS DYNASTY 298-313
- XX.
- THE LAND SHADOWING WITH WINGS—EGYPT UNDER THE ETHIOPIANS 314-330
- XXI.
- THE FIGHT OVER THE CARCASE—ETHIOPIA v. ASSYRIA 331-341
- XXII.
- THE CORPSE COMES TO LIFE AGAIN—PSAMATIK I. AND HIS SON, NECO 342-359
- XXIII.
- THE LATER SAÏTE KINGS—PSAMATIK II., APRIES, AND AMASIS 360-367
- XXIV.
- THE PERSIAN CONQUEST 368-380
- XXV.
- THREE DESPERATE REVOLTS 380-386
- XXVI.
- NECTANEBO I.—A LAST GLEAM OF SUNSHINE 387-392
- XXVII.
- THE LIGHT GOES OUT IN DARKNESS 393-402
- INDEX 403
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- THE STORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT.
- I.
- THE LAND OF EGYPT.
- II.
- THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT.
- III.
- THE DAWN OF HISTORY.
- IV.
- THE PYRAMID BUILDERS.
- V.
- THE RISE OF THEBES TO POWER, AND THE EARLY THEBAN KINGS.
- VI.
- THE GOOD AMENEMHAT AND HIS WORKS.
- VII.
- ABRAHAM IN EGYPT.
- VIII.
- THE GREAT INVASION—THE HYKSÔS OR SHEPHERD KINGS—JOSEPH AND APEPI.
- IX.
- HOW THE HYKSÔS WERE EXPELLED FROM EGYPT.
- X.
- THOTHMES I., THE FIRST GREAT EGYPTIAN CONQUEROR.
- XI.
- QUEEN HATASU AND HER MERCHANT FLEET.
- XII.
- THOTHMES THE THIRD AND AMENHOTEP THE SECOND.
- XIII.
- AMENHOTEP III. AND HIS GREAT WORKS—THE VOCAL MEMNON.
- XIV.
- KHUENATEN AND THE DISK-WORSHIPPERS.
- XV.
- BEGINNING OF THE DECLINE OF EGYPT.
- XVI.
- MENEPHTHAH I., THE PHARAOH OF THE EXODUS.
- XVII.
- THE DECLINE OF EGYPT UNDER THE LATER RAMESSIDES.
- XVIII.
- THE PRIEST-KINGS—PINETEM AND SOLOMON.
- XIX.
- SHISHAK AND HIS DYNASTY.
- XX.
- THE LAND SHADOWING WITH WINGS—EGYPT UNDER THE ETHIOPIANS
- XXI.
- THE FIGHT OVER THE CARCASE—ETHIOPIA v. ASSYRIA.
- XXII.
- THE CORPSE COMES TO LIFE AGAIN—PSAMATIK I. AND HIS SON NECO.
- XXIII.
- THE LATER SAÏTE KINGS.—PSAMATIK II., APRIES, AND AMASIS.
- XXIV.
- THE PERSIAN CONQUEST.
- XXV.
- THREE DESPERATE REVOLTS.
- XXVI.
- A LAST GLEAM OF SUNSHINE—NECTANEBO I.
- XXVII.
- THE LIGHT GOES OUT IN DARKNESS.
- INDEX.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Z
- FOOTNOTES
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