Ancient Egyptian Art
Ancient Egyptian art: The styles of painting, sculpture, crafts and architecture developed by the civilization of Ancient Egypt from the year 5000 BC until 300 d. C. This art is characterized by a sense of order: clear and simple lines, combined with simple shapes and...Read more
What Was the Diet of the Pyramid Builders?
The pyramids and temples for which the Pharaonic civilization is known were not built by slaves, whose presence in the Nile Valley was practically anecdotal. On the contrary, they were erected by people who were at the service of the pharaoh and received a salary....Read more
Map with Nile River
Map with Nile River “Mother of all men”. The fertile banks of the Nile River, favored by periodic flooding, allowed the survival of the ancient Egyptian civilization, which flourished for several centuries. Considered for a long time the longest river in...Read more
The mighty Ramesses II
The year was 1274 BCE and a god was on the march. Standing six-feet tall with a square jutting jaw, thick lips and a long sharp nose, Ramesses II rode his golden chariot ahead of an army of 20,000 archers, charioteers and sandalled infantrymen. Only five years into...Read more
Ancient Faces: Fayum Mummy Portraits
They are known as the “Fayum mummy portraits” to the set of two thousand individualized portraits found mostly in the upper outer part of the mummies of the oasis necropolis of the same name, El-Fayum, although they are also found in other places such as...Read more
What are the 8 steps of mummification process?
The mummification process was able to produce mummies that would last for eternity. Why did Ancient Egyptians mummify their dead? Eternal life wasn’t just about preserving the spirit. The deceased’s body also had to preserved, as the Ancient Egyptians believed the...Read more
Ancient Egypt Names: The Five Names of the Pharaohs
During the Middle Kingdom, which included the XI and XII dynasties, the Egyptian pharaohs received a single combination of five names. The first was the name of birth and other four were conferred when they acceded to the throne. The sequence was the following:...Read more
What Happened After Alexander the Great Died?
In this post we will see how was the division of the Empire of Alexander the Great, manifested especially in the so-called War of the Successors. Division of Alexander’s empire After the death of Alexander the Great in the middle of 323 BC, his empire...Read more