Inside the Red Pyramid of Sneferu
The Red Pyramid is the third pyramid in Egypt by size and the largest one located in Dahshur, forty kilometers south of Cairo. It owes its current name to the reddish color of the stone blocks of its internal part was built. It was built by the pharaoh Sneferu, the...Read more
Symbols of a pharaoh
Crowns Undoubtedly, the best-known element of costumes of the Egyptian pharaoh was their own crowns, of which there were numerous examples. The most common and best known are: 1- The Hedjet Crown or White Crown , symbol of Upper Egypt. 2- The Desheret Crown or Red...Read more
A Day in the Life of a Policeman in Ancient Egypt
The pharaohs also had to resort to the police to conserve order in the Nile country. We know their daily life thanks to the reliefs of the tombs and the archaeological studies. Life in ancient Egypt was tremendously hard, as in any point of the globe at that time. Not...Read more
What is really known about Egyptian queen Nefertiti?
Hardly a figure like Egyptian queen Nefertiti could go unnoticed. And that, finished the episode of Amarna, in which her husband, Akhenaten, imposed a new religious cult, the Egyptians themselves tried to banish the memory of the heretic pharaoh and his sublime beauty...Read more
Women in Ancient Egypt
Introduction When talking about the role of women in ancient Egypt, we must bear in mind that we are talking about a civilization that lasted for 3,000 years. During that time, the socioeconomic status of women did not change much. Although women could divorce and...Read more
10 Amazing Things about Religion in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt Religion Facts The Egyptian religion was practiced for more than 3 millennia and they believed in various gods. The Egyptian religion, moreover, considered certain animals sacred, such as the cat, the hawk, the scorpion, the lion, the serpent, the cow,...Read more
Antony and Cleopatra
The love of Cleopatra and Mark Antony is part of ancient history, but it was not an ordinary relationship, it was full of complexity and tragedy. This stormy union was able to destabilize the Roman Empire. This is how Rome and Egypt were face to face, in a story of...Read more
Who Translated the Rosetta Stone?
“I’m addicted to Egypt; Egypt is everything to me.” – Jean-François Champollion The story was penned by Jean-François Champollion, who dedicated his life to studying the history of Egypt and deciphering the Rosetta Stone—a milestone that...Read more