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
Who Was king Tut? Why Was He Important for History?
The origin of Tutankhamun: Who Was king Tut? The first thing that needs to be clarified about this king, “one of the best knew of the Ancient History of Egypt (for his supposed curse and discovery of Howard Carter, not for his reign itself)”, is his family...Read more
Photos of Lavish Pieces of ancient Egyptian jewelry
The history of ancient Egyptian jewelry with Vitreous composition inlay dates back to the beginnings of the dynastic era. Jewelry has existed in different materials, forms and uses. However, although jewelry was created to be used in life, the ancient Egyptians used...Read more
The Army of Alexander the Great
The Army of Alexander the Great: Composition The force that under the command of Alexander the Great invaded and conquered the Persian Empire, thus ensuring the extension of the Hellenistic culture to most of the world known at that time, was composed in total from...Read more
Who destroyed the Library of Alexandria?
The Library of Alexandria was the cultural center which revolved the intellectual life of Hellenism. This institution gathered the largest collection of writings to date, as well as a large number of research instruments and documents from the ancient world. In this...Read more