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hold the sceptre. 9. 4th and 5th dynasties. 10. The same customs in the

early Pyramid period - Mount Sinai Shafre built the 2nd pyramid.

11. 6th dynasty-The prenomen of kings.-12. 7th, 8th, and 9th dynasties

The Enentefs. 13. 11th dynasty Contemporary kings. 14. 12th dy-

nasty - Osirtasen III. treated as a God. 15. The labyrinth. 16. The 13th

dynasty in Ethiopia. 17. Shepherd dynasties The Hyk-sos expelled.

18. The 18th dynasty - The horse from Asia. 19. Thothmes I., II., and III.,

and Queen Amun-nou-het. 20. Conquests of Thothmes III.- His monu

ments. 21. Amunoph III. and Queen Taia -The Stranger kings - Con-

quests of Amunoph III. 22. Country and features of the Stranger kings —

Related to Amunoph. 23. Expelled from Egypt. 24. King Horus. 25. The

19th dynasty - Remeses, Sethos, and Remeses the Great Attack and

defence of fortresses Pithom and Raamses Canal to the Red Sea.

26. 20th dynasty · Remeses III. His conquests and wealth - His sons.

27. 21st and 22nd dynasties Priest kings. 28. Sheshonk, or Shishak - Con-

quers Judæa - Name of Yudah Melchi (kingdom of Judah). 29. Kings' names

on the Apis stela. 30. The 23rd dynasty - Assyrian names of the Sheshonk

family. 31. The 24th dynasty - Bocchoris the Saïte - Power of Assyria

increasing. 32. The 25th dynasty of the Sabacos and Tirhaka. 33. The

26th dynasty - Psammetichus succeeded Tirhaka Correction of chronology

- He married an Ethiopian princess. 34. War of Psammetichus and desertion

of his troops. 35. Succeeded by Neco. 36. Circumnavigation of Africa —

Defeat of Josiah. 37. Power and fall of Apries — Probable invasion of Egypt

and substitution of Amasis for Apries by Nebuchadnezzar. 38. Amasis

Flourishing state of Egypt - Privileges granted to the Greeks - Treaty with

Cræsus Persian invasion. 39. Defeat of the Egyptians Conduct of Cam-

byses at first humane. 40. Egypt became a Persian province- 27th or

Persian dynasty-Revolt of the Egyptians. 41. 28th and 29th dynasties

of Egyptians. 42. 30th dynasty of Egyptians - Nectanebo II. defeated.

43. Ochus recovered Egypt. 44. Duration of the Egyptian kingdom Page 337

Causes of quarrel between Persia and Egypt - Nitetis story (1-3). Aid lent by
Phanes (4). Passage of the Desert (5-9). Invasion of Egypt-Psammenitus
king (10). Murder of the children of Phanes - Battle of Pelusium (11).
Egyptian and Persian skulls (12). Siege and capture of Memphis - sub-
mission of the Libyans and Cyrenæans (13). Treatment of Psammenitus
(14-15). Treatment of the body of Amasis (16). Expeditions planned by
Cambyses (17-8). Phoenicians refuse to attack Carthage (19). Embassy to the
Ethiopians (20-4). Expedition fails (25). Failure of the expedition against
Ammon (26). Severities of Cambyses towards the Egyptians (27-9). His
outrageous conduct towards the Persians (30-5). His treatment of Croesus
(36). His madness (37-8). History of Polycrates his connexion with
Amasis (39-43). He sends ships to assist Cambyses (44). Revolt of the
crews- - Samos attacked (45). Aid sought from Sparta and Corinth (46-7).
Story of Periander (48-53). Siege of Samos (54-6). Fate of the rebels

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