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(iv) History tells us that the remains of the Ancient Grand Temple of Luxor have been traced to
the banks of the Nile in the ancient city of Thebes, a short distance from Danderah, now called
upper Egypt. It also tells us that this Grand Temple was constructed by Pharaoh Amenothis III
who began it, and Rameses II who completed it. At the time of Greek philosophy, the Mystery
System of Egypt was the only such system in the ancient world, and therefore its Grand Lodge
was the only such Grand Lodge in existence. It was the seat of government, having organized the
ancient world into a universal or catholic brotherhood with jurisdiction over all minor lodges and
schools wherever they were. And whether we call it the Mysteries or Greek philosophy or Free
Masonry, the system was one and all branches came out of that one and were subordinate to it.

(v) The identity between the Egyptian Mysteries and Greek philosophy is also established by the
fact that when the Roman Emperors Theodosius and Justinian issued their edicts closing down
the Egyptian Mysteries, the effect was the same upon the philosophical schools in Greece, for
they had to be closed. Things which are affected equally by the same cause are themselves equal.

ARGUMENT IV: The Egyptians educated the Greeks

Because history supports the following facts:

(i) The effects of the Persian conquest upon Egypt

(a) Removed immigration restrictions against the Greeks.
(b) Opened up Egypt to Greek research and
(c) encouraged students from Ionia and elsewhere to visit Egypt for the purpose of their
education.

(ii) The effects of the conquest of Alexander the Great upon Egypt

(a) It was the custom of ancient armies when invading countries to search for treasures in
libraries and temples. Accordingly it is believed that Alexander and his friends who accompanied
him ransacked the Library of Alexandria and other libraries and helped themselves with books. It
is also believed that this was how Aristotle got the vast quantity of books alleged to his
authorship and how he acquired exaggerated fame. (b) The Library of Alexandria was taken over
by the Alumni of Aristotle's school and converted into a research centre and University, for the
education of the Greeks who were compelled to use Egyptian Professors, on account of linguistic
difficulties and other reasons. (c) Apart from the looting of libraries and the conversion of the
Library of Alexandria into a University for their education, the Greeks had another way of
adopting the culture of the Egyptians. The Ptolemies used to commandeer useful information
from the Egyptian High Priests, and we are told that Ptolemy I Soter commanded the High Priest
Manetho to write a history of religion and philosophy of the Egyptians and this was done and the
volumes became the chief text books in the University of Alexandria.

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