B.C. 1348-1281. Ramses II., the Pharaoh of the Oppression, and builder of Pithom.
_Cir._ 1200. Campaign of Ramses III. in Judah and Moab.
_Cir._ 960. Solomon marries the daughter of the Tanite Pharaoh, and receives Gezer.
_Cir._ 925. Shishak (Shashanq I.) invades Palestine and takes Jerusalem.
_Cir._ 900. Invasion of Judah by Zerah (Osorkon II.)
725. Hoshea of Israel makes alliance with So of Egypt.
720. Sargon defeats the “Pharaoh” and Sibe his general at Raphia.
701. Defeat of Tirhakah by Sennacherib at Eltekeh.
670. Tirhakah driven from the frontier to Memphis and thence to Ethiopia.
668. Revolt of Egypt suppressed by Assur-bani-pal.
665. Destruction of Thebes (No-Amon) by the Assyrians.
609. Necho invades Asia; defeat and death of Josiah.
605. Necho defeated at Carchemish by Nebuchadrezzar; loss of Asiatic possessions.
_Cir._ 585. The Jews fly to Egypt, carrying Jeremiah with them.
320. Palestine seized by Ptolemy I.; many Jews settled by him in Egypt.
_Cir._ 280. The Greek translation of the Old Testament commenced.
167. Onias permitted by Ptolemy Philometor to build the temple at Onion.
A.D. 70. Vespasian orders the prefect Lupus to close the temple at Onion.
Appendix III. The Greek Writers Upon Egypt.
(1) Hekataios of Miletos, tyrant, statesman, and writer, B.C. 500-480. Sent as ambassador to the Persians after the suppression of the Ionic revolt. Travelled in Egypt as far as Thebes. His account of Egypt contained in his great work on geography, now lost.
(2) Thales of Miletos, philosopher, B.C. 500. Wrote on the causes of the inundation of the Nile.
(3) Hellanikos of Mytilênê, historian, B.C. 420. Wrote an account of Egypt and a journey to the oasis of Ammon, now lost.
(4) Herodotos of Halikarnassos, historian, B.C. 445-430. Travelled in Egypt as far as the Fayyûm. His account of Egypt chiefly contained in the second book of his histories.
(5) Demokritos of Abdera, philosopher, B.C. 405. Spent five years in Egypt, and wrote books on geography and on the Ethiopic hieroglyphics, now lost.
(6) Aristagoras of Miletos, B.C. 350. Wrote a history of Egypt in at least two books, now lost.
(7) Eudoxos of Knidos, philosopher. Visited Egypt in B.C. 358, and wrote an account of it in his work on geography, now lost.