Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 544
ient Egyptians, have re-tained their Christianity through all Moslem persecutions to our own day. Butthe Greek religion, the Jewish faith, the old Egyptian (and that incongruous newworship of Sauapls), these, as well as Neo-Platonism, all co-existed in thecrowded cosmopolitan Alexandria. Each had… … Pompeys In.i. \\i. Ai.i.x w i>i;i v.(Made from ;in Egyptian obelisk.) 428 GREEK COINS AND THEIR PARENT CITIES The power of Egypt as a nation has gone, it sank with the early fortunes of theWestern Empire. Then came the Moslem, with his blighting rule, andAlexandria fell into ruins, its port…
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