02-04-2010, 12:17 PM
Quote:The idea that Pharoah Cheops enslaved and used 100,000 slaves ( an impossible number of slaves for all sorts of reasons) is a 'myth' which goes back to ancient times, for this is what Herodotus the Greek Historian (II.124-126) was told by his priestly Egyptian informers - to impress with the 'might and power' of ancient Egypt's rulers .......To summarise: it seems that Paul's myth belongs, not to Herodotus at all, but to De Selincourt and any other "translators" who have added the concept of slavery to Herodotus' account. So successfully, in fact, that even Paul has been taken in by it. Instead of blaming Herodotus, you should be castigating De Selincourt, who led you astray in the first place, with his "added value" translation. Thank goodness that archaeology has proved Herodotus correct.