Vague use of the term Ethiopia, 314--Ethiopian kingdom of Napata, 315--Wealth of Napata, 316--Piankhi's rise to power, 317--His protectorate of Egypt, 318--Revolt of Tafnekht and others, 318--Suppression of the revolt, 319-323--Death of Piankhi, and revolt of Bek-en-ranf, 323--Power of Shabak established over Egypt, 324--General character of the Ethiopian rule, 325--Advance of Assyria towards the Egyptian border, 325--Collision between Sargon and Shabak, 326--Reign of Shabatok--Sennacherib threatens Egypt, 327--Reign of Tehrak, 328-330. XXI. THE FIGHT OVER THE CARCASE--ETHIOPIA _v_. ASSYRIA 331-341 Egypt attacked by Esarhaddon, 331, 332--Great battle near Memphis, 333--Memphis taken, and flight of Tehrak to Napata, 334--Egypt split up into small states by Esarhaddon, 334, 335--Tehrak renews the struggle, 336--Tehrak driven out by Asshur-bani-pal, 337--His last effort, 337--Attempt made by Rut-Ammon fails, 338--Temporary success of Mi-Ammon-nut, 339--Egypt becomes once more an Assyrian dependency, 340--Her wretched condition, 341. XXII. THE CORPSE COMES TO LIFE AGAIN--PSAMATIK I. AND HIS SON, NECO 342-359 Foreign help needed to save a sinking state, 342--Libyan origin of Psamatik I., 344--His revolt connected with the decline of Assyria, 345--Assistance rendered him by Gyges, 345--His struggle with the petty princes, 346--Reign of Psamatik: place assigned by him to the mercenaries, 347--His measures for restoring Egypt to her former prosperity, 348, 349--He encourages intercourse between Egypt and Greece, 350-352--Egypt restored to life: character of the new life, 353--Later years of Psamatik: conquest of Ashdod, 354--Reign of Neco: his two fleets, 355--His circumnavigation of Africa, 356--His conquest of Syria, 357--Jeremiah on the battle of Carchemish, 358--Neco's dream of empire terminates, 359. XXIII THE LATER SAÏTE KINGS--PSAMATIK II., APRIES, AND AMASIS 360-367 The Saïtic revival in art and architecture,360--Some recovery of military strength, 361--Expedition of Psamatik II. into Ethiopia, 362--Part taken by Apries in the war between Nebuchadnezzar and Zedekiah, 363--His Phœnician conquests, 364--His expedition against Cyrene, 364--Invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar, 365--Quiet reign of Amasis, 366--The Saïtic revival not the recovery of true national life, 367. XXIV. THE PERSIAN CONQUEST 368-380 Patient acquiescence of Amasis in his position of tributary to Babylon, 368--Rise of the Persian power under Cyrus, and appeal made by Crœsus to Amasis, League of Egypt, Lydia, and Babylon, 369, 370--Precipitancy of Crœsus, 371--Fall of Babylon, 371--Later wars of Cyrus, 372--Preparations made against Egypt by Cambyses, 373, 374--Great battle of Pelusium, 375--Psamatik III, besieged in Memphis, 376--Fall of Memphis, and cruel treatment of the Egyptians by Cambyses, 377, 378--His iconoclasm checked by some considerations of policy, 379--Conciliatory measures of Darius Hystaspis, 379, 380. XXV. THREE DESPERATE REVOLTS 380-386