Museum of antiquity; a description of ancient life: the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, places, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1887)
Yaggy, L. W, Haines, Thomas L · Des Moines, Iowa : G.S. Cline · leaf 476
dnez-zar boasted of the glories of his city, and was punished for hispride. To these deserted halls were brought the captives of Ju-daea, In them Daniel, undazzled by the glories around him, re-mained steadfast to his faith, rose to be a governor amongst hisrulers, and prophesied the downfall of… … The city of Thebes is, perhaps, the most astonishing workexecuted by the hand of man. Its ruins are the most unequiv-ocal proof of the ancient civiHzation of Egypt, and of the highdegree of power which the Egyptians had reached by the extentof their knowledge. Its origin is lost in the obscurity of…
Civilization · Classical antiquities
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