2009, ISBN: 9781150123191

Volume: v. 1General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1820Original Publisher: Collins and co. Subjects: History, AncientHistory / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Ancient /… Mehr…

Volume: v. 1General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1820Original Publisher: Collins and co. Subjects: History, AncientHistory / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Ancient / GreeceHistory / WorldJuvenile Nonfiction / History / AncientSocial Science / Archaeology Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition Volume: v. 1General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1820Original Publisher: Collins and co. Subjects: History, AncientHistory / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Ancient / GreeceHistory / WorldJuvenile Nonfiction / History / AncientSocial Science / Archaeology Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: The work was continued by Darius, the first of that name; but he also desisted from it, upon his lfeing told, that as the Red Sea lay higher than Egypt, it would drown the whole country. But it was at last finished under the Ptolemies, who, by the help of sluices, opened and shut the canal as there was occasion. It began not far from the Delta, near the town of Bubaste. It was an hundred cubits, that is, 25 fathoms broad, so that two vessels might pass with ease; it had depth enough to carry the largest ships: and was above a thousand stadia, that is, above fifty leagues, long. This canal was of great service to the trade of Egypt. But it is now almost filled up, and there are scarce any remains of it to be seen. CHAP. III. LOWER EGYPT. I AM now to speak of Lower Egypt. Its shape, which re sembles a triangle, or A, gave occasion to its bearing the name Delta, which is that of one of the Greek letters. Lower Egypt forms a kind of an island; it begins at the place where theS ile is divided into two large canals, through which it empties itself into the Mediterranean. The mouth on the right- hand is called the Pclusian, and the other the Canopic, from two cities in their neighbourhood, Pelusium and Canopis, now called Damietta and Rosetta. Between these two large branches, there are five others of less note. This island is the best Books, , The-Ancient-History-of-the-Egyptians-Carthagininas-Assyrians-Babylonians-Medes-and-Persians-Macedonians-and-Grecians~~Charles-Rollin, 999999999, The Ancient History Of The Egyptians, Carthagininas, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes And Persians, Macedonians, And Grecians (V. 1, Charles Rollin, 1150123192, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<