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Page ix
Through them , as well as direct , the Greeks and Romans felt the influences of
Egypt . Of what character are the remains left by the Pharaohs in the fifty
centuries during which they were laying the basis of civilisation ? Tombs and
temples , and ...
Through them , as well as direct , the Greeks and Romans felt the influences of
Egypt . Of what character are the remains left by the Pharaohs in the fifty
centuries during which they were laying the basis of civilisation ? Tombs and
temples , and ...
Page xxi
In Cleopatra's day Egypt was one of the chief granaries of the Roman Empire .
AN EGYPTIAN COUNTRY HOUSE 175 Much the same as in Cleopatra's time .
About an hour's ride from Karnak . THE CITY OF DAMIETTA ON THE NILE 194 ...
In Cleopatra's day Egypt was one of the chief granaries of the Roman Empire .
AN EGYPTIAN COUNTRY HOUSE 175 Much the same as in Cleopatra's time .
About an hour's ride from Karnak . THE CITY OF DAMIETTA ON THE NILE 194 ...
Page xxii
275 UNDER PROTEST To mount a camel a lady needs the assistance of at least
three people . The camel generally roars all the time . 292 A ROMAN CASTLE IN
THE GREAT OASIS OF THE LIBYAN DESERT Which is Herodotus's Island of ...
275 UNDER PROTEST To mount a camel a lady needs the assistance of at least
three people . The camel generally roars all the time . 292 A ROMAN CASTLE IN
THE GREAT OASIS OF THE LIBYAN DESERT Which is Herodotus's Island of ...
Page xxiii
380 AN ASSUAN GALLEY AND THE ISLAND OF ELEPHANTINE . Taken from
my bedroom balcony , in the Cataract Hotel . These galleys are of an ancient
Roman pattern , hardly changed . A TYPICAL NILE TOWN 381 412 THE TEMPLE
OF ...
380 AN ASSUAN GALLEY AND THE ISLAND OF ELEPHANTINE . Taken from
my bedroom balcony , in the Cataract Hotel . These galleys are of an ancient
Roman pattern , hardly changed . A TYPICAL NILE TOWN 381 412 THE TEMPLE
OF ...
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A ROMAN CASTLE IN THE GREAT OASIS OF THE LIBYAN DESERT . 292
Which is Herodotus's Island of the Blest. DOUM PALM AND WELL IN THE
ROMAN CASTLE OF THE GREAT OASIS . 292 ARAB SALUTATIONS . . . . . . 293
A group of ...
A ROMAN CASTLE IN THE GREAT OASIS OF THE LIBYAN DESERT . 292
Which is Herodotus's Island of the Blest. DOUM PALM AND WELL IN THE
ROMAN CASTLE OF THE GREAT OASIS . 292 ARAB SALUTATIONS . . . . . . 293
A group of ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Queer Things about Egypt |
| Author | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hurst & Blackett, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Mar 2012 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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