The land of Egypt stretches as far as the eye could see, from the blue Mediterranean, to the outer fringes of Ethiopia, on the doorstep to Lebanon, and way into western Libya. The Egyptian Kingdom stood at the height of its power and influence, and Rome still a nation of power had yet to rise to rule the old world. The fading empires of Persia, and Carthage remained having yet to fall to Roman Power. The Greek States remaining independent had yet to be trodden upon under the iron grip of Rome as well.
