Ancient Egypt

by George Rawlinson

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Contents

1. I. The Land of Egypt
2. II. The People of Egypt
3. III. The Dawn of History
4. IV. The Pyramid Builders
5. V. The Rise of Thebes to Power, and the Early Theban Kings
6. VI. The Good Amenemhat and His Works
7. VII. Abraham in Egypt
8. VIII. The Great Invasion—The Hyksôs or Shepherd Kings—Joseph and Apepi
9. IX. How the Hyksôs Were Expelled from Egypt
10. X. Thothmes I., the First Great Egyptian Conqueror
11. XI. Queen Hatasu and Her Merchant Fleet
12. XII. Thothmes the Third and Amenhotep the Second
13. XIII. Amenhotep III. And His Great Works—The Vocal Memnon
14. XIV. Khuenaten and the Disk-Worshippers
15. XV. Beginning of the Decline of Egypt
16. XVI. Menephthah I., the Pharaoh of the Exodus
17. XVII. The Decline of Egypt Under the Later Ramessides
18. XVIII. The Priest-Kings—Pinetem and Solomon
19. XIX. Shishak and His Dynasty
20. XX. The Land Shadowing with Wings—Egypt Under the Ethiopians
21. XXI. The Fight Over the Carcase—Ethiopia v . Assyria
22. XXII. The Corpse Comes to Life Again—Psamatik I. And His Son Neco
23. XXIII. The Later Saïte Kings.—Psamatik II., Apries, and Amasis
24. XXIV. The Persian Conquest
25. XXV. Three Desperate Revolts
26. XXVI. A Last Gleam of Sunshine—Nectanebo I
27. XXVII. The Light Goes Out in Darkness

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