When Was the First Egyptian Pyramid Built?
About 4,700 years ago Pharaoh Djoser, sometimes spelled Zoser was the first pharaoh who built a pyramid in ancient Egypt. First pyramid of Djoser was built during the third dynasty around 2630 BC–2611 BC, at Saqqara, northwest of Memphis. Most pyramids were built as...Read more
The Last queen of Egypt: Cleopatra Husband and Lovers
Like we see in films and read in novels. I grow up with the idea that Queen Cleopatra used her amazing beauty and sex appeal to control powerful men like Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Ptolemy XIII and many more. After years of studying Egyptian history, I discovered...Read more
Amazing things you (probably) didn’t know about Hatshepsut – The Queen who became King
Overshadowed by the legacy of Cleopatra the last Egyptian queen, little is familiar about Hatshepsut and her legacy long before the life of Cleopatra. Hatshepsut was not only one of only three female pharaohs over a period of 3000 years in Egypt, but she was also the...Read more
Facts You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Who Was Akhenaten
Akhenaten was an Egyptian pharaoh that belonged to the 18th dynasty and was on top of Egypt for about 16 to 17 years. There are some interesting twists in the pharaoh’s life like his religious revolution and renouncing of the polytheism that was really strong in...Read more
Pharaoh Khufu, The Great Pyramid Builder
In the 4th Dynasty, from the ancient Egyptian kingdom, Khnum Khufu, known by the Greeks as Cheops was an emperor of Egypt as the second pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty. He ruled Egypt in 2589–2566 B.C. for about 63 years according to Manetho or 23-46 years according to...Read more
Amazing things About the Great Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II
Ramesses the Great, also known as Ramses II, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. He ruled for approximately 66 years, from 1279 BC until 1213 BC. He is one of the most famous pharaohs, thanks to the numerous remnants that exist from his...Read more
Amazing Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About the Great Sphinx of Giza
In the Giza Plateau in Egypt, at the base of the Pyramids, site one of the largest and most mysterious statues on the planet. Two-and-a-half football pitches long, seven-stories high, and twenty-feet wide, it stares into the distance with the nose-less face of a man...Read more
All facts about queen Ankhesenamun, sister and wife of Tutankhamun
Thirty three centuries and six decades ago, there was a girl named in the ancient Egypt region as Ankhesepaaten. She was third of the six daughters of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Royal wife Nefertiti. After years, she then became a royal wife of her...Read more