History of Egypt and Other Works

Ancient Egyptian history in Greek.Manetho was an Egyptian of the third century BC. Born probably at Sebennytus in the Delta, he became a priest or high priest at Heliopolis. Apparently he and a Greek Timotheus did much to establish the cult of Serapis in Egypt. Eight works or parts of works were ascribed to him, all on history and religion and all apparently in Greek: Aegyptiaca, on the history of Egypt; The Sacred Book on Egyptian religion; An Epitome of Physical Doctrines; On Festivals; On Ancient Ritual and Religion; On the Making of Kyphi (an incense); The Criticisms of Herodotus; and the spurious Book of Sothis. These survive only as quoted by other writers. This volume also contains the doubtful Kings of Thebes (in Egypt) and the Old Chronicle.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Manetho
• Con la collaborazione di: W. G. Waddell (Traduzione)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.1989
• EAN: 9780674993853
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99385-3
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 115 mm x 170 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Loeb Classical Library
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Literary essays