No comments One of the problems that has exercised the minds of many people is the significance of the angle of elevation of the pyramids. Most of them rise at an angle of about 520; only the Red Pyramid and the upper part of the Bent Pyramid, both at Dahshur, are built at the same […]

No comments Roman Egypt (30 BC-AD 395) The Roman occupation of Egypt, while ostensibly a continuation of the Greek, differed markedly from it. While a common recollection of hostility towards the Persians and a long history of commercial relations bound Egyptians and Greeks together, no such affinity existed between Egyptians and Romans. Alexander the Great […]

No comments Menna’s Tomb The owner of this tomb, described as the «Scribe of the Land Register of the Master of Upper and Lower Egypt», utilized a pre-exist- ing tomb and enlarged it. The decoration depicts scenes (such as work in the fields, the pilgrimage to Abydos, the sons and daughters of Menna) which are […]

No comments When the Conquistadors arrived in ‘Mexico, the Aztecs had not as yet developed a script in our sense. The news of the white men’s arrival was brought to Montezuma by his envoys in the form of a series of pictures, each telling an episode of the story. They were very much like strip […]

No comments Life on the Nile, c. 960 Ebn Haukal The Nile produces crocodiles, and the fish sekenkour; and there is also a species of fish, called raadah, which if any person take it in hand while it is alive, that person will be affected by a trembling of his body; when dead, this fish […]

No comments The Aten Temple Complex The gigantic Temple of Aten was situated in the central quarter of the city. The main sanctuary was more than 1500 metres in length. It was surrounded by a wall enclosing a huge open courtyard, and  the entrance faced towards the east. Within the complex were other buildings, including […]

No comments The Tomb of Mekhu This tomb, built by Sabni for his father, comprises a single chamber, crude in both construction and decoration. There are eighteen roughly hewn columns, in three rows. A stone table or shrine with three legs is situated between the two columns facing the entrance. The Tomb of Mekhu Representations […]

No comments Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-AD 395) Background The Graeco-Roman period covers some six centuries and may be divided into two periods: the Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC), when Egypt lost its independent status after Alexander the Great’s conquest; following his death his empire was divided, and Egypt fell to the share of Ptolemy I Soter […]

No comments The Island of Sehel A few kilometres from Aswan can be found the first cataract on the Nile, a vast area of turbulent water and eddying whirlpools broken by numerous outcrops of rock and little islands. The island of Sehel in the midst of this minuscule archipelago of islands is well worth visiting. […]

No comments Ancient Egypt search : ancient Egyptian medication , ancient Egyptian medicine timeline , ancient Egyptian medicine facts , ancient Egyptian drugs , ancient Egyptian surgery , ancient Egyptian medicine for kids, ancient Egyptian medicine pictures , ancient Egyptian medicine recipes ancient Egyptian medicine Ancient Egyptian medicine in Ancient Egypt Medicine from the ancient […]

No comments A Clue At Meidum Pyramid The crucial observation which eventually led us to understand the reason for pyramid building was made at Meidum. It was the realisation that almost 5,000 years ago a technological disaster of immense dimensions had overtaken the building and the thousands of people working on it. The site became […]

No comments  Political and Social Change As the countries of the Middle East became independent, they also confronted more clearly than ever the challenges of modernization. Unlike Africa, where most states had been led to independence by younger, Western-educated leaders, most of the new Middle Eastern states had been granted independence under an older generation […]

No comments Dynasty 15 (Hyksos) 1663 – 1555 BC Sheshi (Mayebre) Yakubher (Meruserre) Khyan (Seuserenre) Apepi I (Auserre) Apepi II (Aqenenre) Dynasty 16 1663 -1555 BC Dynasty 17 (Thebes)  1663 – 1570 BC Sobekemsaf II (Sekhemre Shedtawy) Intef VII (Nubkheperre) Tao I (Sanakhtenre) c.1633 Tao II (Seqenenre) c.1574 Kamose (Wadjkheperre) 1573 – 1570 BC The […]

No comments The Nubian conquest With the breakdown of Egyptian sovereignty in Egypt the Nubian kings began to look north. They viewed their incursions into Egypt not so much as an invasion but as a restoration of the old status quo and supremacy of Amun. Hence, when Piankhi (Piyi) moved north against the coalition of […]