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underline The Ægyptian History /underline

Ægypt tho of a small extent, contain'd many Towns & as increadibly populous; it is bounded on the East by the Red Sea & the Ishmus of Suez; on the South by Æthyopia; on the West by Libya; & on the North by the Mediterranean.

Ancient Ægypt may be divided into

1: the Southern Division or the baid.

2: the Middle or Heptanome, containing Seven homes or departments.

3: the Northern parts of Delta.

Thebes was the Capital of the first division, which ow'd its name to it; the Hundred Gates are recorded by Homer; which also gave it the Surname of Hecantopyle to distinguish it from Thebes in Beotia; it was so deletion much /deletion deletion inhabited /deletion addition populous /addition that some Authors pretend deletion two hundred /deletion addition it possess'd 20,000. /addition Chariots, deletion & unclear thousand /deletion addition one Milllion of /addition Warriors deletion unclear /deletion addition but this seems incredible /addition deletion unclear Gate /deletion; the ruins of the Temples & Palaces are to this day most elegant & Magnificent.

Memphis the Capital of Heptanome contain'd many fine buildings, & is near the famous Pyramids whose size & construction are deem'd among the Wonders of the World; Grand Cairo built on the other side of the Nyle became at length the Capital.