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The
Ancient History
Of The
Egyptians, Carthaginians,
Assyrians, Babylonians,
Medes and Persians,
Macedonians and Grecians
By
Charles Rollin
Late Principal of the University of Paris
Professor of Eloquence in The Royal College
And Member of the Royal Academy
Of Inscriptions and Belles Letters
Translated From The French
In Six Volumes
Vol. I.
New Edition
Illustrated With Maps and Other Engravings
London
Hamilton And Co., Hatchard And Son, Simpkin And Co.,
Rivingtons, Whittaker And Co., Allen And Co.,
Nisbet And Co., J. Bain, T. And W. Boone, E. Hodgson,
T. Bumpus, Smith, Elder, And Co., J. Capes, L. Booth,
Bigg And Son, Houlston And Co., H. Washbourne,
Bickets And Bush, Waller And Son, Cambridge,
Wilson And Sons, York, G. And J. Robinson, Liverpool,
And A. And C. Black, Edinburgh
1850
Contents
- Preface.
- Book The First. The Ancient History Of The Egyptians.
- Part The First. Description of Egypt.
- Chapter I. Thebais.
- Chapter II. Middle Egypt, or Heptanomis.
- Chapter III. Lower Egypt.
- Part The Second. Of the Manners and Customs of the Egyptians.
- Chapter I. Concerning The Kings And Government.
- Chapter II. Concerning the Priests And Religion Of The Egyptians.
- Chapter III. Of The Egyptian Soldiers And War.
- Chapter IV. Of Their Arts And Sciences.
- Chapter V. Of Their Husbandmen, Shepherds, and Artificers.