{"product_id":"2940015758412","title":"History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 11 of 12)","description":"THE ROMAN, CHRISTIAN, AND ARABIC PERIODS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_THE ROMAN ADMINISTRATION IN EGYPT--THE RISE OF CHRISTIANITY--THE ARIAN\u003cbr\u003eCONTROVERSY--THE GROWTH OF MONASTICISM--THE DECLINE OF ALEXANDRIA--THE\u003cbr\u003eARAB INVASION AND THE SPREAD OF MUHAMMEDANISM--THE ARAB DYNASTIES._\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Augustus remodels the government of Egypt--A new calendar\u003cbr\u003eintroduced--Egypt surveyed--Dissension between Jews and Greeks at\u003cbr\u003eAlexandria--Strabo's visit--The Egyptian religion at Rome--Wise\u003cbr\u003eadministration of Tiberius--The rise of the Therapeutæ--Lake\u003cbr\u003eMæris destroyed--The origin of Chemistry--The fable of the\u003cbr\u003ePhoenix--Christianity introduced--Fiscal reforms under Galba--Vespasian\u003cbr\u003ein Egypt--Fall of Jerusalem--The Nile Canal restored--Hadrian's voyage\u003cbr\u003eup the Nile--Death of Antinous--Christians and Gnostics--Astrology and\u003cbr\u003eAstronomy--Roman roads in Egypt--Commerce and Sports--The Growth\u003cbr\u003eof Christianity--Severus visits Egypt--The massacre of the\u003cbr\u003eAlexandrians--Ammonius Saccas and the Alexandrian Platonists--The\u003cbr\u003eSchool of Origen--Rise of Controversy--Decline of Commerce--Zenobia\u003cbr\u003ein Syria--Growing importance of the Arabs--Revolt and recapture of\u003cbr\u003eAlexandria--Persecution of the Christians under Diocletian--Introduction\u003cbr\u003eof the Manichean heresy._\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Constantine the Great converted--Privileges of the clergy--Dogmatic\u003cbr\u003edisputes--Council of Nicæa and the first Nicene Creed--Athanasian\u003cbr\u003eand Arian controversies--Founding of Constantinople--Decline\u003cbr\u003eof Alexandria--Imperial appointments in the Church--Religious\u003cbr\u003eriots--Triumphs of Athanasius--Persecution by Bishop George of\u003cbr\u003eCappadocia--Early mission work--Development of the monastic\u003cbr\u003esystem--Text of the Bible--The monks and military service--Saracenic\u003cbr\u003eencroachments--Theodosius overthrows Paganism--Destruction of the Great\u003cbr\u003eLibrary--Pagan and Christian literature--Story of Hypatia--The Arabs\u003cbr\u003edefeat the Romans--The Koptic New Testament--Egypt separated from\u003cbr\u003eRome--The Council of Chalcedon--Paganism restored in Upper Egypt--The\u003cbr\u003eHenoticon--The writings of Hierocles--Relations with Persia--Inroads of\u003cbr\u003ethe Arabs--Justinian's fiscal reforms--Coinage restored--The Persians\u003cbr\u003eenter Egypt. The Life of Muhammed--Amr conquers Egypt--The legend of\u003cbr\u003eOmar and the Great Library--The founding of Fostât--The Christians\u003cbr\u003etaxed--Muhammedan oppression in Egypt--The Ommayad and Abbasid\u003cbr\u003edynasties--Caliph Harun er-Rashid--Turkish bodyguards--Rise of the\u003cbr\u003eTulunite Dynasty--Office of Prince of Princes--Reign of Muhammed\u003cbr\u003eel-Ikshid--War with Byzantium--Fatimite Caliphs--The Ismailians and\u003cbr\u003eMahdism--Reign of Mustanssir--Turkish Rapacity--End of the Fatimite\u003cbr\u003eRule._\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Illustration: 003.jpg PAGE IMAGE]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I--EGYPT UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_The Roman dominion on the Nile: Settlement of the Egyptian frontiers:\u003cbr\u003eReligious developments: Rebellions._\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAugustus began his reign in Egypt in B.C. 30 by ordering all the statues\u003cbr\u003eof Antony, of which there were more than fifty ornamenting the various\u003cbr\u003epublic buildings of the city, to be broken to pieces; and it is said\u003cbr\u003ehe had the meanness to receive a bribe of one thousand talents from\u003cbr\u003eArchibus, a friend of Cleopatra, that the queen's statues might be\u003cbr\u003eleft standing. It seems to have been part of his kingcraft to give the\u003cbr\u003eoffices of greatest trust to men of low birth, who were at the same time\u003cbr\u003ewell aware that they owed their employments to their seeming want of\u003cbr\u003eambition. Thus the government of Egypt, the greatest and richest of the\u003cbr\u003eprovinces, was given to Cornelius Gallus.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165945872624,"sku":"2940015758412","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015758412","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}