CHAPTER VII

Thebes, the one-time capital of Egypt, then and now—Armies to transport stones—Handling the gigantic obelisks—Controlling the floods thousands of years ago—An endless battle of wits between the Pharaohs and the tomb robbers—The greatest discovery of Royal mummies ever made—Romantic lives of two famous men—The appalling desolation of the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings 71