Ancient Egypt, by George Rawlinson, M.A

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Author

Gilman, Arthur, 1837-1909

Title

Ancient Egypt

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Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Susan Skinner and Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net.

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

Egypt -- History, Ancient

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eBook-No.

15663

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15663

Release Date

April 20, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ANCIENT EGYPT — BY
2. 2.GEORGE RAWLINSON, M.A. — WITH THE COLLABORATION OF — ARTHUR GILMAN, M.A. AUTHOR OF "THE STORY OF ROME," ETC.
3. 3.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
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.THE STORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT.
6. 6.I. — THE LAND OF EGYPT.
7. 7.II. — THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT.
8. 8.III. — THE DAWN OF HISTORY.
9. 9.IV. — THE PYRAMID BUILDERS.
10. 10.V. — THE RISE OF THEBES TO POWER, AND THE EARLY THEBAN KINGS.
11. 11.VI. — THE GOOD AMENEMHAT AND HIS WORKS.
12. 12.VII. — ABRAHAM IN EGYPT.
13. 13.VIII. — THE GREAT INVASION—THE HYKSÔS OR SHEPHERD KINGS—JOSEPH AND APEPI.
14. 14.IX. — HOW THE HYKSÔS WERE EXPELLED FROM EGYPT.
15. 15.X. — THOTHMES I., THE FIRST GREAT EGYPTIAN CONQUEROR.
16. 16.XI. — QUEEN HATASU AND HER MERCHANT FLEET.
17. 17.XII. — THOTHMES THE THIRD AND AMENHOTEP THE SECOND.
18. 18.XIII. — AMENHOTEP III. AND HIS GREAT WORKS—THE VOCAL MEMNON.
19. 19.XIV. — KHUENATEN AND THE DISK-WORSHIPPERS.
20. 20.XV. — BEGINNING OF THE DECLINE OF EGYPT.
21. 21.XVI. — MENEPHTHAH I., THE PHARAOH OF THE EXODUS.
22. 22.XVII. — THE DECLINE OF EGYPT UNDER THE LATER RAMESSIDES.
23. 23.XVIII. — THE PRIEST-KINGS—PINETEM AND SOLOMON.
24. 24.XIX. — SHISHAK AND HIS DYNASTY.
25. 25.XX. — THE LAND SHADOWING WITH WINGS—EGYPT UNDER THE ETHIOPIANS
26. 26.XXI. — THE FIGHT OVER THE CARCASE—ETHIOPIA v . ASSYRIA.
27. 27.XXII. — THE CORPSE COMES TO LIFE AGAIN—PSAMATIK I. AND HIS SON NECO.
28. 28.XXIII. — THE LATER SAÏTE KINGS.—PSAMATIK II., APRIES, AND AMASIS.
29. 29.XXIV. — THE PERSIAN CONQUEST.
30. 30.XXV. — THREE DESPERATE REVOLTS.
31. 31.XXVI. — A LAST GLEAM OF SUNSHINE—NECTANEBO I.
32. 32.XXVII. — THE LIGHT GOES OUT IN DARKNESS.
33. 33.INDEX. — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I — J — K — L — M — N — O — P — R — S — T — U — V — W — Z
34. 34.FOOTNOTES

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