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n6 THE NORTH SYRIAN WAR
alone, and then he disappears altogether.
Whether he succeeded in fleeing down to
Egypt, or capitulated to his foe Aziru, or
was killed by treachery or capture, we have
no light. His resistance was faithful and
hardy; and the Egyptian yoke cannot have
been very oppressive to Syria when a native
would be thus faithful in the face of the
greatest discouragement and opposition.
The Egyptian power had finally departed
from northern Syria after several generations
of dominion, and there is only left the south
Syrian war, where we shall see several of
the former actors again continuing their
support of the waning power of Egypt.
alone, and then he disappears altogether.
Whether he succeeded in fleeing down to
Egypt, or capitulated to his foe Aziru, or
was killed by treachery or capture, we have
no light. His resistance was faithful and
hardy; and the Egyptian yoke cannot have
been very oppressive to Syria when a native
would be thus faithful in the face of the
greatest discouragement and opposition.
The Egyptian power had finally departed
from northern Syria after several generations
of dominion, and there is only left the south
Syrian war, where we shall see several of
the former actors again continuing their
support of the waning power of Egypt.