Histories

The Ionians and Carians lived for a long time in these places, which are near the sea, on the arm of the Nahr an- Nil [31.1,30.166] (river), AfricaNile called the Pelusian, a little way below the town of +Tall Bastah [31.516,30.566] (deserted settlement), Ash Sharqiyah, Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa Bubastis. Long afterwards, king Amasis removed them and settled them at Mit Rahina [31.25,29.85] (inhabited place), Giza, Upper Egypt, Egypt, AfricaMemphis to be his guard against the Egyptians.

It is a result of our communication with these settlers in Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt (the first of foreign speech to settle in that country) that we Greeks have exact knowledge of the history of Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt from the reign of Psammetichus onwards.

There still remained in my day, in the places out of which the Ionians and Carians were turned, the winches[*](Probably capstans for hauling the ships ashore.) for their ships and the ruins of their houses. This is how Psammetichus got Egypt [30,27] (nation), Africa Egypt.