. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. r), which were afterwards incorporatedwith the great city and subjected to the same governors. When Theban princes assumed the royal dignity during theMiddle Empire Thebes rose to a more commanding position. Thecity was adorned with temples, amongst which the large shrinesraised in Epet-Esowet and South Apet to the god Amon were con-spicuous. But the greatness of Thebes dates only from the begin-ning of the New Empire. The liberation of the country from theHyksos and the reunion of the empire was directed from Thebes,and that city continued for c
. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. r), which were afterwards incorporatedwith the great city and subjected to the same governors. When Theban princes assumed the royal dignity during theMiddle Empire Thebes rose to a more commanding position. Thecity was adorned with temples, amongst which the large shrinesraised in Epet-Esowet and South Apet to the god Amon were con-spicuous. But the greatness of Thebes dates only from the begin-ning of the New Empire. The liberation of the country from theHyksos and the reunion of the empire was directed from Thebes,and that city continued for centuries to be the favourite seat of thePharaohs, and the reservoir into which flowed the untold treasuresexacted as tribute or brought as booty from conquered nations. Alarge share of this wealth was bestowed upon Amon. The mag-nificent and gigantic temples erected at this period to the god arestill among the chief sights of Thebes. The grandees of the kingdomesteemed it an honour to become priests of Amon, the schools be- tone Wall:. ^5^, ?^*t:,« *?« V -in,., Ttofle^ ^//, .^9^ o^. * <»* .c^ •Tomisoft/ieSi/UfS
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