[122]. Polhym. Cap. lxx.
[123]. Among the meager facts which history has preserved in relation to these intrusive kings, the following is the most remarkable: “Sabakon (the first king of the Ethiopian dynasty) having taken Boccoris (the legitimate sovereign) captive, burnt him alive.” Manetho apud Cory, Frag. p. 126. Could any circumstance have rendered the Ethiopians more detestable in the eyes of the Egyptians than this first act of barbarian policy?
[124]. Egypte Ancienne, p. 207.
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