In the days of the Ptolemies and the Roman emperors, it was a great commercial artery for the world, and when its isthmus has been cut through, it will completely regain that bygone importance that the Suez railways have already brought back in part.
Au temps des Ptolémées et des empereurs romains, elle fut la grande artère commerciale du monde, et le percement de l'isthme lui rendra cette antique importance que les railways de Suez ont déjà ramenée en partie.