Egyptian History
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Ancient Egyptian Religion
Ancient Egyptians were polytheistic. That means they believed in many gods and goddesses; as many as 2,000.
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Pharaoh Akhenaten
The first man to worship a single god, Akhenaten radically changed life in Egypt during his life, only to have it undone after his death and his name erased from history.
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Pre-Dynastic Egypt
The history of Egypt dates back to 9500 BC, with the beginning of Egypt's Pre-dynastic Period.
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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
In many ways life in Ancient Egypt was not much different that life is today. They followed many of the customs still in place in present society.
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The Egyptian Pharaoh
Pharaoh was the monarch of Egypt. While it's now common to refer to all kings of Egypt as Pharaohs, it was not until sometime 1550 and 1292 BC that it became popular.
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Egyptian Artisans Strike
Egyptian workers who carved out and painted the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings stopped working to demand delivery of their proper pay.
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Medinet Habu-Last Mortuary Temple of Egypt
Ramesses III was unrelated to his Great predecessor, also a Ramesses, but his palace and mortuary temple at Medinet Habu stands as proudly as does Abu Simbel.
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The Domestic Roots of Ancient Alchemy
Alchemy, an ancient science whose practitioners extended from the Far East, the Near East and Europe, likely had its beginnings in the domestic world of women.
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Pepy I King of Egypt
Pepy's anonymous queen conspired against him. She failed, and he remarried and left behind many monuments, including a pyramid which gave its perfect name to a city.
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Sneferu, King in 4th Dynasty Egypt
Sneferu was so amiable he offered to replace a turquoise charm lost in the river by a palace lady. But he took prisoners and built several pyramids still seen today.
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Abu Simbel's History
Built around 1244 BC, the temples at Abu Simbel have become one of the most recognizable and important sites in Egypt.
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Ankhesenamun – Ancient Egypt's Lost Princess
Tutankhamen may conjure the most readily iconic images associated with Egypt's ancient past but his wife, Ankhesenamun, also has a story to tell.
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Mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Scientists and archeologists have explored the mysteries of the Great Pyramids of Giza in hopes to grasp the meaning left behind by an ancient civilizations gone away.
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Relief, Raised and Sunken
Egyptian tomb art is not quite like the art we have today, where a single artist will create the whole piece. Instead, a different craftsman would complete each step.
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Lost and Found in the Valley of the Kings
Egyptian tombs were built to foil tomb robbers, but it seldom worked. When the priests of Amen finally did hide their Pharaohs, they remained lost until the 19th century.
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Egypt's Buried Treasure
When the Priests of Amen hid the mummies of their pharaohs from tomb robbers in the 20th Dynasty, they did the job so well the tombs remained hidden until the 1800s.
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Ramses II the King of Kings
Ramses II of Egypt was taller than any other Pharaoh, reigned longer, lived longer, and sired more children. He was truly deserving of his title "The Great."
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The Pyramid Texts
The utterances of the Pyramid Texts guided the soul of the dead pharaoh safely to the seat of Ra and assured the living that death was not the end.
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The Giza Plateau of Egypt
The pyramids and wind-swept sands of the Giza plateau have come to symbolize the ancient glorly and mystery of Egypt, originally a vast necropolis and thriving complex.
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Ramesses The Great
Rameses II, known as `The Great', was the longest-lived Pharaoh in Egyptian history and, when he died, many feared the life of Egypt would end with him.
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The Sea Peoples – Enemies of Egypt
For over one hundred years the Sea Peoples harried the coasts of the Mediterranean until, after their defeat by Rameses III in 1178, they disappeared.
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Egyptian Chariots at War
Chariots have been used for racing and transport, but Ancient Egypt perfected their use as shooting platforms.
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Armouring the Pharoah
As well as shields, the Pharoah's soldiers were protected by helmets and body armour.
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The Pharoah's Shield
The development of the infantryman's shield in the armies of Ancient Egypt.
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Dagger Of The Pharoahs
The development and use of knives and daggers as weapons, tools, and ceremonial objects in Ancient Egypt.
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