No comments Temple of karnak at Luxor Part Three Although the fourth pylon was constructed by Tuthmosis I, of sandstone faced with limestone, the restoration texts on the outer face are of Tuthmosis Iv, Seti II, Shabaka and Ptolemy VIII. It stands in front of a narrow transverse hall built by Tuthmosis I or III, […]
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Ptolemaic Egypt (332 30 BC) Part 1/2
No comments Ptolemaic Egypt (332 30 BC) When Alexander marched on Egypt, the Egyptians had no reason to fear that this would be the beginning of the end of their status as an independent nation. Alexander promised to liberate them, and they put their full trust in him. Their shared hostility to the Persians bound […]
The Basilica at Dendera
No comments The Basilica at Dendera The ruins of this basilica are situated near the Birth-House of the temple of Hathor. It is built of sandstone. Some of the blocks from the Birth House were reused in its construction. The Basilica at Dendera This is one of the earliest Roman basilicas with a wide central […]
The Mexican Pyramids Facts Part 3
No comments Understandably this surprising discovery has led some archaeologists to suspect that all Amerindian pyramids might contain tombs; but the evidence for this is, so far, not very strong. No other tombs have as yet been found although tunnels have been driven through quite a number of the Mexican pyramids. The object of these […]
Temple of Luxor Facts
No comments Temple of Luxor This beautiful temple was built on the east bank of the Nile by Amenhotep III, ‘The Magnificent’. With his wife Queen Tiv, whom he dearly loved, he ruled Egypt during the peaceful and stable 18th Dynasty. The temple was dedicated to the Theban triad: the great god Amon-Ra, his wife […]
Tomb of Haremhab
No comments Tomb of Haremhab This is the tomb of the first pharaoh of non-royal lineage to construct his resting place in the Valley of the Kings. Haremhab was the general who seized control at the end of the 18th Dynasty and his tomb is one of the most remarkable, although the entrance is unimpressive. […]
Osiris and Isis Adventures Part 5/6
No comments Osiris and Isis Adventures Part 5 Diodorus wrote that Isis, after she had seen to the survival of Osiris God ’ body and the continuation of his worship, made a vow never to marry again. She remained the perfect queen to her people and was renowned for her sense of justice and her […]
Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Part 7 | Problems and Solution
No comments At the end of the Third Dynasty a profound change in the position of the pharaoh seems to have taken place. Again, the evidence for this is entirely technological. The next pyramid, that at Meidum, departed, as we have already seen, in several ways drastically from the Third Dynasty pattern. Even before it […]