Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In 1650 B.C., Egypt was invaded by a group of foreigners who, according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, called themselves Hyksos. The Hyksos were a mixed West Asian people. The Hyksos established a powerful […]
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The name ‘Bes’ is related to the Egyptian dwarf god, a grotesque figure who protects against snakes, misfortune, and evil spirits. The same name ‘Bes’ has also been used to refer to several deities and
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – He was well-known for his intelligence and wisdom. Imhotep, or “he who comes in peace,” was an ancient Egyptian genius and the great architect of the world’s first known monumental stone building, the Step Pyramid
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Ancient Egypt is often depicted as an autonomous, stand-alone realm that remained untouched and unaffected by its surrounding African cultures. There is, however, historical evidence that the balance of power shifted, where the cultures of Egypt
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – According to an ancient Egyptian myth, it is hazardous to interfere with the dead. This warning was written down on papyri dated to the Ptolemaic Period (340-330 BC. Setne Khamwas (also Setne Kham, Khaemwaset, Khamwese)
