Egypt : handbook for travellers / edited by K. Baedeker.

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1885-1892
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    474-491. 482. 481-518. 502. 517. 527-565. 536. 610-641. 619. 629. 638. 641. 643. 644-656. 656. 661-750. 750-870. 813-833. 870-884. but that this human nature was afterwards ab,sorbed by his di- vine, is condemned, chiefly through the influence of Pope Leo the Great. At the same time the doctrine that Christ possesses two natures, ajoy^UTO)? and axpinxiDs, but at the same time aoiotipdxtuc and d^iopiatuK, i. e. unmixed and unchangeable, but also indis- tinguishable and inseparable, is formally accepted by the Church. The Egyptians, to this day, adhere to the monophysite doctrine of Eutyches. Zeno. With a view to put an end to these doctrinal controversies, Zeno issued the so-called Henoticon, in which the question whether Christ possessed a single or a double nature was evaded. The doctrine stated, however, was so vague, that this attempt at re- conciliation proved entirely fruitless. Anastasius. Famine in Egypt. Rebellion of the Alexandrians on tlie occasion of the elec- tion of a patriarch. Justinian (p. 214). New administration. The emperor appoints a new orthodox patriarch. The Mono- physites, who far outnumbered the orthodox party, separate from the dominant church and choose a patriarch of their own. They were afterwards called Copts (p. 42). Heraclius (p. 215). The Persians under Chosroes invade Egypt (p. 215). Alex- andria is taken. Chosroes rules with moderation. The Persians expelled by Heraclius. Mohammedan Period. cAmr Ihn el-'Asi, general of Khalif 'Omar (pp. 241, 324, 374, 428), conquers Egypt and founds Fostat. 'Amr enters Alexandria. fOmar is assassinated. Othman. A number of Arabian tribes settle in the valley of the Nile, and many Copts embrace El-Islam. Fostat becomes the capital of the new government. cOthman is put to death. fOmayyades. The last of this dynasty was — MerwAn II., who, having been defeated by AbuT-rAbbas, fled to Egypt, and was put to death there. The Omayyades were then exterminated, with the exception of rAbd er- Rahman, who fled to Spain, and founded an independent Khalifate at Cordova. The 'Abbasides govern Egypt. Mamhn (p. 352), the son of Ilarun er-Rashid, visits Egypt, promotes scientific pursuits of all kinds, and supports the school of learned men which had sprung up at Fostat. Ahmed ibn Tulfin, governor of Egypt (p. 242), profiting by the weakness of the fAbbasides reigning at Baghdad, declares himself an independent sultan, and founds the dynasty of the Tulunides. Arabian writers extol Tulun for