Part 4

XXVI.

NECTANEBO I.--A LAST GLEAM OF SUNSHINE 387-392

Unquiet time under the earlier successors of Nefaa-rut, 387--Preparations of Nectanebo (Nekht Hor-heb) for the better protection of Egypt against the Persians, 388--Invasion of Egypt by Pharnabazus and Iphicrates, 389--Failure of the expedition, 390--A faint revival of art and architecture, 391.

XXVII.

THE LIGHT GOES OUT IN DARKNESS 393-402

Reign of Te-her (Tacho), 393--Reign of Nectanebo II. (Nekht-nebf), 394--Revolt of Sidon, and great expedition of Ochus, 394, 395--Sidon betrayed by Tennes and Memnon of Rhodes, 396--March upon Egypt: disposition of the Persian forces, 397--Skirmish at Pelusium, and retreat of Nekht-nebf to Memphis, 398, 399--Capture of Pelusium, 399--Surrender of Bubastis, 400--Nehkt-nebf flies to Ethiopia, 401--General reflections, 402.

INDEX 403

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PILLARED HALL OF SETI I Frontispiece

DOM AND DATE PALM TREES 17

FIGURES OF TAOURT 36

FIGURE OF BES 37

TABLET OF SNEFERU AT WADY-MAGHARAH 55

PYRAMID OF MEYDOUM 59

GREAT PYRAMID OF SACCARAH 61

SECTION OF THE SAME 61

GROUP OF STATUARY--HUSBAND AND WIFE 63

SECTION OF THE THIRD PYRAMID 69

TOMB CHAMBER IN THE SAME 69

SARCOPHAGUS OF MYCERINUS 73

SECTION OF THE SECOND PYRAMID 73

SECTION OF THE GREAT PYRAMID 76

KING'S CHAMBER AND CHAMBERS OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE GREAT PYRAMID 77

THE GREAT GALLERY IN THE SAME 79

VIEW OF THE FIRST AND SECOND PYRAMID 87

SPEARING THE CROCODILE 103

OBELISK OF USURTASEN I. ON THE SITE OF HELIOPOLIS 107

BUST OF A SHEPHERD KING 141