CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. Early civilization The sources of polytheism; the gods The several little kingdoms and first known Kings of This; of Thebes; of Elephantine Of Heracleopolis; the Lake of Maris; the Labyrinth The bull and other animals worshipped Hieroglyphics; their progress towards an alphabet The art of making steel 1700 ? SUPHIS or CHEOPS of Memphis, and his successor SENSUPHIS, conquer Thebes The copper mines and temple in Sinai 1450? CHEBROS-AMOSIS of Thebes expels the Shepherd kings • AMUNOTHPH I. by his marriage gains Ethiopia 1400? Joseph brought into Egypt as a slave He is made prime minister of Lower Egypt • MESPHRA-THOTHMOSIS II. and Queen NITOCRIS unite Upper The several kingdoms united 1322 The calendar reformed; era of Menophres The buildings; the arch Their route described; passage of the Red Sea Hebrew names of months which do not belong to the same seasons THOTHMOSIS IV. He builds a temple to the great sphinx AMUNOTHPH III.; his musical statue The Greeks driven out of the Delta; Erechtheus, Cadmus, and 1100? OIMENEPTHAH II. OSIRITA RAMERER RAMESES III.; his palace at Medinet Abou His sarcophagus 1000? RAMESES IV., V., and VI., at the time of the Trojan war. End of Theban greatness The Egyptian knowledge of geography The rise of the Hebrew monarchy; Solomon's trade on the Red 945 SHISHANK of Bubastis; his alliance with the Jews Superstitions and magical arts Intercourse with Judæa · Shishank helps the Edomites to rebel against Judæa 932 Shishank conquers Rehoboam and takes Jerusalem OSORCHON II. and SHISHANK II. of Tanis Tyre, Sidon, and the Phenicians 715 TIRHAKAH; his troops revolt 614 Samaria conquered by the Assyrians Egyptian army and Greek mercenaries The Egyptian soldiers dethrone Hophra Arbitrates among the Greek states 591 HOPHRA or PSAMMETICHUS III.; he conquers Palestine Defeats the Phenician fleet, takes Tyre and Sidon Nebuchadnezzar defeats the Egyptians and leads the Jews into The prophet Ezekiel dissuades the Jews from alliance with Egypt Jeremiah warns them against settling in Egypt 523 CAMBYSES marches against Ethiopia and the Oases Plunders the Theban temples and tombs, breaks the colossal statue Wounds the bull Apis, and scourges the priests Amasis an Egyptian made satrap or melek of Egypt 487 MANDOTHPH makes himself king. The name of Amun-Ra cut out from the monuments 484 XERXES again makes Egypt a Persian province 460 INARUS [or PSAMMETICHUS] makes Lower Egypt independent; |
