. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . perpetually clear atmosphere andin the shade of trees which neverlose their leaf. The ancient city wascrowded into the southern extremity, TI1E ISLAND 0F elephantinê seen from THE RUINS OF on a high plateau of granite beyond the reach of Its ruins, occupying a space half a mile incircumference, are heaped around a shattered temple of Khnûmù, of whichthe most ancient parts do not date back beyond the sixteenth centurybefore our It was surrounded with walls, and a fortress of sun-dried brick perched upon a neighbouring
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . perpetually clear atmosphere andin the shade of trees which neverlose their leaf. The ancient city wascrowded into the southern extremity, TI1E ISLAND 0F elephantinê seen from THE RUINS OF on a high plateau of granite beyond the reach of Its ruins, occupying a space half a mile incircumference, are heaped around a shattered temple of Khnûmù, of whichthe most ancient parts do not date back beyond the sixteenth centurybefore our It was surrounded with walls, and a fortress of sun-dried brick perched upon a neighbouring island to the south-west, gave itcomplete command over the passages of the cataract. An arm of the riverninety yards wide separated it from Sûanît, whose closely built habitations wereranged along the steep bank, and formed, as it were, a Marshypasturages occupied the modern site of Syene ; beyond these were gardens,vines, furnishing wine celebrated throughout the whole of Egypt,5 and a forestof date palms running towards the nort
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