Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1917 — EGYPT'S OLD CIVILIZATION. [ARTICLE]

EGYPT'S OLD CIVILIZATION.

As early as 3800 B. C. Egypt is known to have first come under the rule of a single dynasty, but before that date stretch centuries of progress. When the Romans swept over Britain after Boadtcea's rebellion they destroyed villages of wigwams arid reed built over circular excavations? when they came to Egypt the pyramids of Giza had been standing for neaHy SO centurtes. ahd Caesar borrowed the Egyptian calendar, which was 13 centuries older than the pyramids. .r ....