MONUMENT OF JOSHUA^S CONQUEST OF CANAAN." 287 



But lie was succeeded in tlie leadership by Joshua, the child 

 of Nave, who led that people into Palestine, and, displaying- 

 a more than human valour, took possession of the country ; 

 and then, overthrowing a,ll the nations [in battle], he easily 

 captured the cities, and seemed altogether invincible. 

 Now, at that time, the coast land from Sidon as far as the 

 boundary of Egypt Avas unitedly called Phoenicia ; and one 

 Icing anciently ruled over the whole, as is agreed among all 

 who have recorded the earliest doings of the Phoenicians. 

 In that region had dwelt [until then] very populous nations 

 — both Gergesites and Jebusites and other tribes, by what- 

 ever name the history of the Hebrews calls them. And 

 when this people saw the invading army to be an irresistible 

 host, rising up from the haunts of their fathers, they 

 departed into the neighbouring land of Egypt. But, not 

 finding room enough to settle in (since in Egypt there was 

 abundance of people from of old), they journeyed on into 

 Libya ; and, building many cities, they took possession of 

 all Libya up to the Pillars* of Hercules ; and down to 

 my time they have dwelt [there], using the Phoenician 

 language. 



" Moreover they built a fortress in a Numidian city, where 

 now stands the city Tigisis, and bears the name ; [and] 

 near to its great fountainf there are two pillars* made of 

 Avhite stone| having Phoenician letters carved upon them 

 and speaking in the Phoenician language thus : ' We are 

 they who escaped from the face of Joshua, the robber, the 

 son of Nave,' 



^ There Avere also other tribes already dwelling in Libya 

 Avho, because they had been settled there from ancient 

 times, Avere said to be ' sprung from the soil ' ; and thence 

 it happened that Antreus, their king, who wrestled with 

 Hercules in Clipeas, was called a son of Earth. 



" Moreover, at a later time, all who migrated from 

 Phoenicia in the train of Dido, because they had come 

 among their kmsfolk already settled in Libya, Avere readily 

 permitted to build Carthage and possess it. But, as time 

 Avent on, the poAver of the Carthaginians grcAv great and 

 their people numerous, and a battle AA^as fought betAA'een 

 them and their neighbours, the former colonists, Avho as 



* Gr. arrfXai, buttresses, posts, ov pillars, 

 f Or well ; Gr. Kpi)vri. 

 1 Or stones ; \l6u)v. 



