1881 ANTIQUE ANCIENT ROMAN & EGYPTIAN EMPIRES Occult ROME EGYPT Mythology vtg

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Egypt, Greece and Italy were the fountainhead of our civilization and the source of our knowledge and to them we can trace link by link the origin of all the ornamental, graceful and beautiful. It is therefore a matter of greatest interest to get an intimate knowledge of the original state and former perfection. The grandeur, the magnificence and high civilization of these countries, as well as the homes, the private and domestic life, the schools, churches, rites, ceremonies, etc. 

Museum of Antiquity is complete and profusely illustrated featuring numerous steel plate engravings.  Contents include Pompeii, Rome including the Roman Coliseum, Egypt including the Sphinx, Greek Mythology including Zeus, Apollo, Pluto, Ceres, Juno, Diana, Vulcan, Athene, Trojan Heroes, Julius Caesar, and other historical ancient descriptions.  Also includes Excavations in Troy, Nineveh, Babylon and the City of Pompeii, with its innumerable treasures, and unfolded long-hoarded secrets. Complete with all 173 illustrations including steel plate engravings w/ tissue guards. Spanning over 900 pages, and measuring a whopping 2 1/2" thick, Museum of Antiquity is a wildly fascinating example of the Ancient Civilizations of Olden Times.