Identifier: historyofallnati02wrig (find matches)
Title: A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908
Subjects: World history
Publisher: (Philadelphia, New York : Lea Brothers & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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the Carians andlonians, from whose union with thedaughters of the land there sprung arace of interpreters and guides, who,in addition to much of value, commu-nicated to travellers many tales ofmarvel and trivial legends. The same policy with regard toforeign intercourse was also pursuedby Psammetichus son and successor,Necho (610-594 b.c.), who sought es-pecially to jjromote maritime enter-prise. He undertook the execution ofthe plan, already projected by RamesesII., of connecting the MediterraneanSea and the Red Sea by a canalwhich, continuing on from the old onethrough Wadi-Tumilat, turned south-ward at Lake Temsah. Not he, how-ever, but Darius, completed the work.Owing to the decline of Egypt, thecircumnavigation of Africa and thebuilding of large seagoing ships didnot bring the wished-for commercial and naval advantages. Necho turned his eyes towards Asia, wherehis predecessors had made Egyptian influence strongly felt. Thekingdom of Judah we have already seen attacked by Shishak.
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Fio. 27. — Alabaster statue of Queen Ameuiritis. Gizeh Museum. 124 ASIA AFTER THE FALL OF ASSYRIA. The conquered. Rehoboain had been succeeded by his son Abijaniand his grandson Asa, the latter of whom had, with Syrian aid,defeated Baasha, king of Israel. Asas son Jehoshaphat put anend to hostilities between himself and his northern neighbor bymarrying his son Jehoram with Athaliah, the daughter of Ahal)and Jezebel. Her son Ahaziah was murdered by Jehu; where-upon Athaliah herself assumed the government. Being a truedaughter of her mother, she did everything in her power as wife,mother, and reigning queen, to advance the Phoenician Baal cult inJudah, which drew u^wn her the hatred of the patriots, who in aconspiracy instigated l)y the priest Jehoiada slew her. Her grand-son, Joash, ascended the throne when seven years old, under the re-gency of Jehoiada; but he also, after a long reign, fell victim to aconspiracy formed, perhaps, through dissatisfaction at his ingloriouspurchase of

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