The History of Egypt Under the Romans

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E. Moxon, 1842 - 276 páginas

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Página 19 - Scales might alone have taught them that it could not be older than the reign of Augustus, who gave that name to the group of stars which before formed the spreading claws of the Scorpion. We cannot but admire the zeal of the Egyptians by whom this great work was then finished.
Página 20 - Romans only drained the province of its wealth, and the temple had perhaps never been heard of by the emperor, who could have been little aware that the most lasting monument of his reign was being raised in the distant province of Egypt. We cannot but admire a people, who, denying themselves all beyond the coarsest food and clothing as luxuries, thought a noble massive temple for the worship of the gods one of the first necessaries of life.
Página 93 - Our land," says the author of Hermes Trismegistus, " is the temple of the world ; but, as wise men should foresee all things, you should know that a time is coming when it will seem that the Egyptians have by an unfailing piety served God in vain, and their holy religion will become void ; for the divinity will return from earth to heaven, Egypt will be forsaken, and the land which was the seat of the divinity will be void of religion. For when strangers shall possess this kingdom religion will be...
Página 62 - In the seventh week there are to be wicked idolatrous priests, after which the priesthood is to be at an end, and is to be followed by the reign of God upon earth. Judah and Nephthalim also foretell the glory of Israel ; but it is not clear whether they point to Jesus, or to the re-establishment of the Jews as a nation in their own country. This great and glorious event, whether it was to be the second coming of Christ and the end of the world...
Página 54 - So, taking an advantage of a feast or holiday, as the people of Modena and Bologna did in the days of Tassoni, they marched out for a fight. The men of Ombos were beaten and put to flight, but one of them stumbling as he ran away, was caught and torn to pieces, and, as Juvenal adds, eaten by the men of Tentyra.

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