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when I speak of the lake itself。 He�察�they said�察�produced these works�察�but of 

the rest none produced any。 

     Therefore passing these by I will make mention of the king who came 

after these�察�whose name is Sesostris。 He ��the priests said�� first of all set out 

with ships of war from the Arabian gulf and subdued those who dwelt by 

the shores of the Erythraian Sea�察�until as he sailed he came to a sea which 

could no further be navigated by reason of shoals�此�then secondly�察�after he 

had returned to Egypt�察�according to the report of the priests he took a great 

army and marched over the continent�察�subduing every nation which stood 

in   his   way�此   �and   those    of  them    whom      he   found    valiant   and    fighting 

desperately for their freedom�察�in their lands he set up pillars which told by 

inscriptions his own name and the name of his country�察�and how he had 

subdued them by his power�察�but as   to those of whose cities he   obtained 

possession   without   fighting   or   with   ease�察  �on   their   pillars   he   inscribed 

words   after   the   same   tenor   as   he   did   for   the   nations   which   had   shown 

themselves   courageous�察  �and   in   addition   he   drew   upon   them   the   hidden 

parts of a woman�察�desiring to signify by this that the people were cowards 

and   effeminate。   Thus   doing   he   traversed   the   continent�察  �until   at   last   he 

passed over to Europe from Asia and subdued the Scythians and also the 

Thracians。 These�察�I am of opinion�察�were the furthest people to which the 

Egyptian army came�察�for in their country the pillars are found to have been 

set   up�察  �but   in   the   land   beyond   this   they   are   no   longer   found。   From   this 

point   he   turned   and   began   to   go   back�察  �and   when   he   came   to   the   river 

Phasis�察  �what   happened   then   I   cannot   say   for   certain�察  �whether   the   king 

Sesostris himself divided off a certain portion of his army and left the men 

there as settlers in the land�察�or whether some of his soldiers were wearied 

by his distant marches and remained by the river Phasis。 For the people of 

Colchis   are   evidently  Egyptian�察  �and   this   I   perceived   for   myself   before   I 

heard it from others。 So when I had come to consider the matter I asked 

them   both�察  �and   the   Colchians   had   remembrance   of   the   Egyptians   more 



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than the Egyptians of the Colchians�察�but the Egyptians said they believed 

that the Colchians were a portion of the army of Sesostris。 That this was so 

I   conjectured   myself   not   only   because   they   are   dark´skinned   and   have 

curly hair ��this of itself amounts to nothing�察�for there are other races which 

are    so���察  �but   also    still  more    because     the    Colchians�察    �Egyptians�察     �and 

Ethiopians alone of all the races of men have practised circumcision from 

the first。 The Phenicians and the Syrians who dwell in Palestine confess 

themselves   that   they   have   learnt   it   from   the   Egyptians�察  �and   the   Syrians 

about the river Thermodon and the river Parthenios�察�and the Macronians�察�

who     are   their   neighbors�察    �say   that  they    have   learnt    it  lately  from    the 

Colchians。 These are the only races of men who practise circumcision�察�and 

these   evidently   practise   it   in   the   same   manner   as   the   Egyptians。   Of   the 

Egyptians   themselves   however   and   the   Ethiopians�察  �I   am   not   able   to   say 

which learnt from the other�察�for undoubtedly it is a most ancient custom�察�

but that the other nations learnt it by intercourse with the Egyptians�察�this 

among others is to me a strong proof�察�namely that those of the Phenicians 

who   have   intercourse   with   Hellas   cease   to   follow   the   example   of   the 

Egyptians in this matter�察�and do not circumcise their children。 Now let me 

tell   another   thing   about   the   Colchians   to   show   how   they   resemble   the 

Egyptians��they alone work flax in the same fashion as the Egyptians�察�and 

the two nations are like one another in their whole manner of living and 

also in their language�此�now the linen of Colchis is called by the Hellenes 

Sardonic�察�whereas that from Egypt is called Egyptian。 The pillars which 

Sesostris king of Egypt set up in the various countries are for the most part 

no   longer   to   be   seen   extant�察  �but   in   Syria   Palestine   I   myself   saw   them 

existing with the inscription upon them  which I have mentioned and the 

emblem。 Moreover in Ionia there are two figures of this man carved upon 

rocks�察  �one   on   the   road   by   which   one   goes   from   the   land   of   Ephesos   to 

Phocaia�察�and the other on the road from Sardis to Smyrna。 In each place 

there   is   a   figure   of   a   man   cut   in   the   rock�察  �of   four   cubits   and   a   span   in 

height�察�holding in his right hand a spear and in his left a bow and arrows�察�

and   the   other   equipment   which   he   has   is   similar   to   this�察  �for   it   is   both 

Egyptian and Ethiopian�此�and from the one shoulder to the other across the 

breast   runs   an   inscription   carved   in   sacred   Egyptian   characters�察  �saying 



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thus�察 �This land with my shoulders I won for myself。; But who he is and 

from whence�察�he does not declare in these places�察�though in other places 

he    had   declared    this。  Some     of  those   who    have    seen   these   carvings 

conjecture that the figure is that of Memnon�察�but herein they are very far 

from the truth。 

     As this Egyptian Sesostris was returning and bringing back many men 

of the nations whose lands he had subdued�察�when he came ��said the priests�� 

to Daphnai in the district of Pelusion on his journey home�察�his brother to 

whom  Sesostris had   entrusted   the   charge   of   Egypt   invited him  and   with 

him his sons to a feast�察�and then he piled the house round with brushwood 

and   set   it   on   fire�此  �and   Sesostris   when   he   discovered   this   forthwith   took 

counsel with his wife�察�for he was bringing with him ��they said�� his wife 

also�察  �and   she   counselled   him   to   lay   out   upon   the   pyre   two   of   his   sons�察�

which were six in number�察�and so to make a bridge over the burning mass�察�

and that they passing over their bodies should thus escape。 This�察�they said�察�

Sesostris did�察�and two of his sons were burnt to death in this manner�察�but 

the rest got away safe with their father。 Then Sesostris�察�having returned to 

Egypt and having taken vengeance on his brother employed the multitude 

which   he   had   brought   in   of   those   who   whose   lands   he   had   subdued�察  �as 

follows�此�these were they drew th
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