View of Ancient and Modern Egypt: With an Outline of Its Natural HistoryHarper & Brothers, 1846 - 348 pages |
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... Herodotus , Diodorus Siculus , Strabo , Pliny , and Abdolatiph , a light reflected from the ruins of those splendid monuments which they were the first to make known to the great body of their less - informed contemporaries . However ...
... Herodotus , Diodorus Siculus , Strabo , Pliny , and Abdolatiph , a light reflected from the ruins of those splendid monuments which they were the first to make known to the great body of their less - informed contemporaries . However ...
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... Herodotus and Diodorus on that Subject - Probability that Civilization and the Arts descended the Nile - Contrast between their advanced Knowledge and their debased Worship - Reflection on the Importance attached to the durable Nature ...
... Herodotus and Diodorus on that Subject - Probability that Civilization and the Arts descended the Nile - Contrast between their advanced Knowledge and their debased Worship - Reflection on the Importance attached to the durable Nature ...
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... Herodotus ; Researches of Davison ; of Caviglia , of Belzoni ; Dimensions of Pyramids - Sphinx ; Exertions of Caviglia -Monolithic Temple - Tombs -- Reflections .. CHAPTER V. .... Page 74 THE LITERATURE AND SCIENCE OF THE ANCIENT ...
... Herodotus ; Researches of Davison ; of Caviglia , of Belzoni ; Dimensions of Pyramids - Sphinx ; Exertions of Caviglia -Monolithic Temple - Tombs -- Reflections .. CHAPTER V. .... Page 74 THE LITERATURE AND SCIENCE OF THE ANCIENT ...
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... Herodotus and Diodorus on that Subject - Probability that Civilization and the Arts descended the Nile - Contrast between their advanced Knowledge and their debased Worship - Reflection on the Importance attached to the durable Nature ...
... Herodotus and Diodorus on that Subject - Probability that Civilization and the Arts descended the Nile - Contrast between their advanced Knowledge and their debased Worship - Reflection on the Importance attached to the durable Nature ...
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... Herodotus col- lected the materials of history among the same class of men , who had carefully preserved the knowledge of former generations . The Greeks , it has been frequently remarked , were the only nation in Europe who had any ...
... Herodotus col- lected the materials of history among the same class of men , who had carefully preserved the knowledge of former generations . The Greeks , it has been frequently remarked , were the only nation in Europe who had any ...
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Alexandria ancient Egypt ancient Egyptians antiquity appears Arabian Arabs architecture army authority banks Belzoni beys body building Cairo called capital celebrated chamber character colour columns Copts covered Dendera Denon described desert Diodorus discovered dynasty east edifice erected Europe European eyes feet figures French granite Greeks ground height Herodotus hieroglyphics history of Egypt hundred inches inhabitants inscription inundation kings labour Lake land length Lower Egypt Luxor magnificence Mamlouks Manetho Memphis mentioned ments miles modern Mohammed monuments native Nile Nubia Oasis object observed occupied ornamented pasha passage period portico possession present priests Ptolemy Pyramid reader Red Sea regard reign remains remarkable resemblance river rock Roman ruins sacred Saladin sand sculptures Sesostris side similar Sphinx stone Strabo success Syria temple Thebes thousand throne tion tomb town traveller Turks Upper Egypt valley viceroy walls whole