Greeks and Romans travelers

The mentioned in the writings of the Greeks and Romans travelers who visited Egypt in different periods starting from the sixth century BC to the second century AD an important source of historical of Pharaonic loss . This source is considered less accurate sources for several reasons , including the fact that these travelers were not aware of the ancient Egyptian language when they visited the Roman Egypt , which was adopted in recording events on translators and intermediaries writings came truncated and distorted and contrary to the facts in some cases. It also causes they visited Egypt in periods of weakness or if their country in the case of a feud with Egypt , and to remind them , for example, " Herodotus " and " Diodore Sicilian " and " Blue Tark Roman " , is enough to refer the reader to the writings of Herodotus on Egypt to notice what the of victimization and lack of objectivity in most of what they mentioned about Egypt and its people

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