Montazah 175 Aboukir 176 Canopus 180 Baths of “Cleopatra” 183 Edku 184 Rosetta 185 ------- SECTION VIII: THE LYBIAN DESERT. Abousir 191 Burg el Arab 194 St. Menas 195 Wady Natrun 200 Natrun Monasteries 204 ------- APPENDICES. APPENDIX I: The Modern Religious Communities 211 APPENDIX II: The Death of Cleopatra 214 APPENDIX III: The Uncanonical Gospels of Egypt 217 (extracts) APPENDIX IV: The Nicene Creed 218 INDEX. Index 222 ------- LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS. De Moncony’s View (1665): _Frontispiece._ Alexandria: Historical Map: 98 Genealogical Tree of Ptolemies: 12 The World according to Eratosthenes: 37 The World according to Claudius Ptolemy: 39 Belon’s View (1554) 83 Plan of Greco-Roman Museum: 108 Anfouchi Tombs: 127 Prehistoric Harbour 131 Kait Bey, Plan I 134 " " Plan II 135 “Pompey’s Pillar” and Temple of Serapis 144 Kom es Chogafa 148 Country round Alexandria 174 Aboukir 178 Abousir 191 St. Menas. Plan I 196 " Plan II 197 Natrun Monasteries. Plan I 202 " " Plan II 203 Map of Alexandria in cover ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PART I.