THE LAND SHADOWING WITH WINGS—EGYPT UNDER THE ETHIOPIANS [314]-[330]
Vague use of the term Ethiopia, [314]—Ethiopian kingdom of Napata, [315]—Wealth of Napata, [316]—Piankhi's rise to power, [317]—His protectorate of Egypt, [318]—Revolt of Tafnekht and others, [318]—Suppression of the revolt, [319]-[323]—Death of Piankhi, and revolt of Bek-en-ranf, [323]—Power of Shabak established over Egypt, [324]—General character of the Ethiopian rule, [325]—Advance of Assyria towards the Egyptian border, [325]—Collision between Sargon and Shabak, [326]—Reign of Shabatok—Sennacherib threatens Egypt, [327]—Reign of Tehrak, [328]-[330].
THE FIGHT OVER THE CARCASE—ETHIOPIA v. ASSYRIA [331]-[341]
Egypt attacked by Esarhaddon, [331], [332]—Great battle near Memphis, [333]—Memphis taken, and flight of Tehrak to Napata, [334]—Egypt split up into small states by Esarhaddon, [334], [335]—Tehrak renews the struggle, [336]—Tehrak driven out by Asshur-bani-pal, [337]—His last effort, [337]—Attempt made by Rut-Ammon fails, [338]—Temporary success of Mi-Ammon-nut, [339]—Egypt becomes once more an Assyrian dependency, [340]—Her wretched condition, [341].
THE CORPSE COMES TO LIFE AGAIN—PSAMATIK I. AND HIS SON, NECO [342]-[359]
Foreign help needed to save a sinking state, [342]—Libyan origin of Psamatik I., [344]—His revolt connected with the decline of Assyria, [345]—Assistance rendered him by Gyges, [345]—His struggle with the petty princes, [346]—Reign of Psamatik: place assigned by him to the mercenaries, [347]—His measures for restoring Egypt to her former prosperity, [348], [349]—He encourages intercourse between Egypt and Greece, [350]-[352]—Egypt restored to life: character of the new life, [353]—Later years of Psamatik: conquest of Ashdod, [354]—Reign of Neco: his two fleets, [355]—His circumnavigation of Africa, [356]—His conquest of Syria, [357]—Jeremiah on the battle of Carchemish, [358]—Neco's dream of empire terminates, [359].