MJ Thomas Wrote:
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> Hello Katherine,
>
> I recently described Mantheo's Kings List as a
> historical curio.*
>
> Is this a fair comment or is Mantheo's List of
> some influence in Egyptology today?
>
> Thank you.
>
> MJ
>
> *an observation of mine based on a scant knowlwdge
> of the subject matter.
>

With any great historian, there is generally some subtle little thing that nobody picked up on that is just plain brilliant. Manetho, Herodotus, etc...
Note: they always get at least one thing wrong as well... nobody's perfect.

For chronology-lovers.... one example is here; it conforms with Herodotus 23 years per generation.

2121 / 96 = 22 years per generation for the Greeks.
[books.google.com]
"In this second book of Manetho are contained 96 kings and 2121 years.—Syncel. Chron. 59 to 75., Euseb.Chron. 15 to 17."

Here is a 150-year old free edition of Manetho via Syncellus: [books.google.com]



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/2007 09:32PM by rich.