No comments Horus and Seth Battle Episode 2/3 Later, when Horus God had matured, Seth God challenged him to single combat. Isis decorated her son’s boat with gold and prayed for his success (one is reminded of Achilles’ mother’s efforts on his behalf just before his great battle with Hector). Seth God took the form […]
Hapi Egyptian God of the Nile One of Three Fertility Gods
No comments Three Fertility Gods Mythologies from most ancient cultures were often concerned with nature’s renewal, from the daily reappearance of the sun, to the coming of spring or the flood, to the replacement of the king at his death, to the achievement of the afterlife. The continuation of life was of great importance to […]
Temple of Ramses III
No comments Temple of Ramses III This small temple, designed and built in the lifetime of a single pharaoh, is a typical New Kingdom temple. It comprises an entrance pylon with two towers flanked by statues, a central doorwrav leading to an open court (surrounded by colonnades), and a covered terrace to the rear. From […]
Nile boats and Nile Cruises | Aswan Egypt
No comments Toward and at Aswan Nile boats now ply this 220-kilometer stretch of the river more than any other, so it is well known to latter-day travelers with its two important towns of Esna and Edfu. The temple at Esna was for centuries buried beneath the houses of the town and used as a […]
Mayan Pyramids Facts Part 2
No comments Mayan Pyramids Part Two The Pyramid of the Sun dwarfs all the other buildings in Teotihuacan. Like the Pyramid of the Moon, this massive pyramid is truncated at the top. Nearly 700 feet square at the base and in four terraces, it rises to over 200 feet. The faces of the pyramid were […]
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Age Facts P7
No comments The next pyramid that was built stands less than a mile north of the Bent Pyramid. Its height is roughly the same as the latter but it was erected entirely at an angle of 43^°, the same as the upper part of the Bent Pyramid. This means, of course, that the area it […]
As Old Cheops Has Done, 1843
No comments As Old Cheops Has Done, 1843 Countess Hahn-Hahn Old Cheops Pyramid Dear Brother, If any one had said to me up there, between the foundation of this pyramid and that of the railroad at Vienna there were as many thousand years as there are thousands of miles from the planet Earth to the […]
Luxor – Both Sides of the Nile
No comments Luxor – Both Sides of the Nile Many travelers had translated Homer’s words on Thebes in the schoolroom, and coming to Luxor was a high point of their travels. Pierre Loti found tourism had spoiled it for him; the magnificence of Kamak silenced Amelia Edwards; across the Nile, the isolated Valley of the […]
Sheikh Abd el Kurna Tomb of Nakht
No comments Sheikh Abd el Kurna Tomb of Nakht This is a simple tomb of the Scribe of the Granaries under Thutmose IV, who may also have been an astronomer. It comprises two chambers and only the first is decorated. But in this single room are such detailed activities, executed with such infinite charm, and […]
Ancient Egypt Maps
1 comment You will Find in Ancient Egypt Map : Ancient Egypt Map Ancient Egypt Maps Ancient Egypt Map for Kids You can download more 30 Ancient Egypt Maps in the end of this topic Best Ancient Egypt Maps Smart Ancient Egypt Maps Good Ancient Egypt Maps More Ancient Egypt Maps Ancient Egyptian Map Important […]
The Unsolved Problems about Ancient Egyptian Pyramids P1
No comments Excavation, accurate measurement and their correlation with inscriptions have provided a large body of information about the pyramids, the gist of which has been recorded in the previous chapter. Nevertheless, the number of questions that have been answered is matched by at least as many new questions which have arisen from this research. […]
Roman Egypt
No comments Roman Egypt Although Rome conquered Egypt with the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra, the country did not become a Roman province in the normal manner. Octavian (who became Augustus in 27 BC and the first emperor of Rome) took Egypt as his personal estate. It was ruled by a prefect, answerable to the […]
Christian Structures at Luxor
No comments Christian Structures at Luxor Literally thousands of anchorites lived in the ancient tombs at Luxor, especially the nobles’ tombs on the hillside of Sheikh el Kurna. Some, however, occupied tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Christian Structures at Luxor The tomb of Ramses IV (No. 2) was occupied by early Christians, who […]
Amenhotep III and peak of artistic achievement
No comments A peak of artistic achievement Some magnificent statuary dates from the reign of Amenhotep III, such as the two outstanding couchant rose granite lions originally set before the temple at Soleb in Nubia (but subsequently removed to the temple at Gebel Barkal further south in the Sudan). There is also a proliferation of […]