The obsession with beauty in ancient Egypt
The idea of beauty that the ancient Egyptians had is evident to us thanks to sculptures and frescoes, but also to jewels and artifacts. Its objective? The eternal seduction. Throughout 3,000 years – thirty centuries! – of existence as a people, the...Read more
Seqenenre Tao: The Pharaoh Who Died in Battle
Seqenenre Tao was the pharaoh who ruled southern Egypt during the late 17th dynasty, approximately between 1558 and 1553 BC. It was a troubled era. The Hyksos, known in ancient Egyptian as Heqau-khasut, “the rulers of foreign lands,” held control over the...Read more
Crowns of ancient Egypt
The Egyptian crown was one of the most distinctive symbols of the pharaohs and gods of Ancient Egypt. The Pschent is the Hellenized name of the double crown, sekhemti, carried by the pharaohs since the dawn of dynastic times and meant that they possessed power in the...Read more
Senet, a board game to reach the underworld
Ancient Egyptians, like us, had board games to pass the time pleasantly. One of the most popular was senet, which in addition to being a fun board game had an undeniable ritual meaning related to eternal life. Oh no! On the next move she beats me again!” Thinks...Read more
The Lost Labyrinth of Ancient Egypt
Around 2,500 years ago, ancient Egypt boasted a massive “labyrinth” that, in the words of a renowned ancient Greek historian who witnessed it, “surpassed even the pyramids.” For millennia, the Great Labyrinth of Ancient Egypt remained a tale...Read more
Thutmose III, the army of the warrior pharaoh
A powerful infantry, an efficient corps of war chariots and a large fleet sustained the conquest of Thutmose III, who fought a fight to the death against the kingdom of Mitanni, Egypt’s greatest Asian enemy. He was not destined to reign. Thutmose III only came...Read more
Psusennes, the Silver Pharaoh
Psusennes I is the third pharaoh of the 21st dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1039 to 991 BC, during the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt. His name, Pasebakhaenniut Meryamon, means “The star that appears in the city ( Thebes ), beloved of Amun .”...Read more
Egyptian temple of Esna reveals unknown constellations names (amazing photos)
A complete restoration of the Roman-era pronaos walls of this Egyptian temple has restored its reliefs and paintings to their former splendor, giving researchers numerous surprises. Do not miss the comparative images of the before and after. More than 200 years after...Read more