. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . BRONZE LION OF BOHBAIT.^ APRIES ON THE PHCENICIAN COASTS 437 technique of carving or moulding than had yet beenattained. While engaged in these works at home, Aprieswas not unobser-vant of the revolu-tions occurring inAsia, upon whichhe maintained aconstant watch,andin the years whichfollowed the capitu-lation of Tyre, hefound the oppor-tunity, so longlooked for, of enter-ing once more uponthe scene. ThePhoenician navyhad suffered muchduring the lengthyblockade of theircountry, and hadbecome inferior tothe Egyptian, nowwell organised
. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . BRONZE LION OF BOHBAIT.^ APRIES ON THE PHCENICIAN COASTS 437 technique of carving or moulding than had yet beenattained. While engaged in these works at home, Aprieswas not unobser-vant of the revolu-tions occurring inAsia, upon whichhe maintained aconstant watch,andin the years whichfollowed the capitu-lation of Tyre, hefound the oppor-tunity, so longlooked for, of enter-ing once more uponthe scene. ThePhoenician navyhad suffered muchduring the lengthyblockade of theircountry, and hadbecome inferior tothe Egyptian, nowwell organised bythelonians: Apriestherefore took theoffensive by sea, and made a direct descent on the Phoenician opposed him with the forces of the recently 1 Drawn by Boudier, from a HIE SMALL OBELISK TS THE PIAZZA DELLA MINEKVAAT ■138 THE MEDES AND THE SECOND CHALDEAN EMPIRE subjugated Tyrians, and the latter, having cooled in theirattachment to Egj^pt owing to the special favour shown bythe Pharaoh to their rivals the Hellenes, summoned theirCypriote vassals to assist them in repelling the Egyptians dispersed the combined fleets, and takingpossession of Sidon, gave it up to pillage. The othermaritime cities surrendered of their own accord, includingGebal, which received an Egyptian garrison, and where theofiicers of Pharaoh founded a temple to the goddess whomthey identified with the Egyptian H&thor. The objectat which Neoho and Psammetiohus II. had aimed forfifteen years was thus attained by Apries at one fortunateblow, and he could legitimately entitle himself morefortunate than all the kings his predecessors, andimagine, in his pride, that the gods themselves wereunable to injure him. The gods, however, did not allowhim long to enjoy t
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