Imhotep: the God of Wisdom and Medicine Who Built the First Pyramid
Deification is the process through which a normal person is exalted to a godly position. In ancient Egypt, deification was only reserved for the royals or the pharaohs who were deemed to be earthly gods. They achieved an even higher divine status after death. Very few...Read more
Ancient Egypt Map
Ancient Egypt had its origin in the course of the Nile River. It reached three periods of great pharaonic splendor: the Ancient Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom. Ancient Egypt map domain stretched from the delta of the Nile in the north, to Elephantine...Read more
Ancient Egypt Map: Ancient Egyptian Cities That Still Alive
Luxor …. Tiba “Thebes” the capital As the great capital of Upper Egypt, the city of Thebes (Luxor now) was established and later became the religious capital of the nation before this situation changed during the Roman period. The establishment of the city...Read more
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