This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...the battle of Carchemish, recognised the supremacy of Nebuchadnezzar, advanced to meet the fleet of Uahprahet and to dispute its passage. A great naval battle took place near Cyprus, and victory declared for the Greek and Carian vessels in the service of the king of Egypt. Following up this success, Pharaoh's fleet ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...the battle of Carchemish, recognised the supremacy of Nebuchadnezzar, advanced to meet the fleet of Uahprahet and to dispute its passage. A great naval battle took place near Cyprus, and victory declared for the Greek and Carian vessels in the service of the king of Egypt. Following up this success, Pharaoh's fleet levied contributions on all the towns of the Phoenician coast, and took Sidon by storm; the fleet, however, did not attempt to hold its conquests, but retired, contented with a considerable amount of plunder. Aradus also was occupied by the Egyptians, who maintained a garrison there for some time, as we learn from some hieroglyphical inscriptions lately discovered'there, dating from the reign of Uahprahet. This expedition to Phoenicia was rather a maritime raid on a large scale, without political results, than a serious attempt to recover the country from Nebuchadnezzar. 2. The Sidonians had long been jealous of the Tyrians, and were not only pleased at the misfortunes that had befallen the latter, but also hastened to profit by them; and as Tyre was completely destroyed, its trade naturally reverted to Sidon. This port became again the great emporium of Phoenicia, and its navy rapidly increased. Whilst the city of Melkarth had been heroically defending its liberty in the unequal struggle against Nebuchadnezzar, Sidon surrendered at once to the Babylonian king, and studied to gain his favour by unqualified submission. This conduct obtained for Sidon from Nebuchadnezzar considerable commercial privileges and valuable additions to its territories. At this period of Phoenician history, immediately after the war of Uahprahet, we must place the reign of Esmunazar, king of Sidon, whose sarcophagus, with a Phoenician inscription, the longest at present ...
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