Dentistry in Ancient Egypt
Dentistry started many years ago in ancient Egypt. It was invented so as to help in health factors but as time went by people of Egypt started medical schools that taught dentistry and Egyptians developed a positive attitude towards dentistry. Ancient Egyptians...Read more
Discovering the Hyksos Invasion of Ancient Egypt
For just over a hundred years, ancient Egypt was dominated by Asian kings until the rulers of Thebes, located in the south of the country, led the reconquest of the territory and managed to expel the foreigners. “I have rebuilt what was dismembered from the...Read more
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