Identifier: struggleofnation00maspuoft (find matches)
Title: The struggle of the nations - Egypt, Syria, and Assyria
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916
Subjects: History, Ancient Egypt -- History Syria -- History and antiquities Assyria -- History and antiquities
Publisher: London : S.P.C.K.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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THE MIGDOL OF EAMSES III. AT THEDES, IN THE TEMPLE OP MEDINET AliU. exceeding twelve or fifteen feet in height, at the left extremity of whicli theentrance was so placed that the assailants, iu endeavouring to force theirway through, were obliged to exijose an uiqH-otected fiauk to the defenders.By tliis arrangement it was necessary to break through two lines offortification before the place could be entered. Supposing the enemy tohave overcome these first obstacles, they would find themselves at theirnext point of attack confronted with a citadel which contained, in additionto the sanctuary of the principal god, the palace of the sovereign himself.This also had a double enclosing wall and massively built gates, which couldbe forced only at the expense of fresh losses, unless the cowardice or treasonof the garrison made the assault an easy oue.^ Of these bulwarks of Canaanitecivilization, which had been thrown up by hundreds on the route of the invad-ing hosts, not a trace is to be se

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