Tag: history

The Nubians persist, that their civilization is older than the Egyptian one and that it is from Nubia that the Egyptian culture comes from. Egyptians, and later the Greeks, Romans and …

In days 21-25 in the month of mechir, Edfu celebrated the victory of Horus over Seth. The celebrant performing the role of King-Horus performed the ritual killing of the hippo-Set at the sacred lake. This ritual had features …

Rządy Anwara Sadata (1970-1981). He was succeeded by Anwar Sadat, who was aware, that only a modern state can be a worthy enemy to Israel. He began with the reform of the power apparatus and central planning …

British occupation (1882-1914, 1922-1945) When the patriotic Egyptians opposed the dictates of Europe, The British fired guns at Alexandria (1882) and, on the pretext of restoring peace, they took Egypt. In addition, in Sudan and …

Mamelucy (1250-1517). The Mamlukes were military commanders, descended from slaves from the Caucasus and the Kipchat steppes. They seized power from the hands of the Ayyubid sultans and by almost 300 they ruled on the Nile for years. Theoretically, the throne …

Roman era (30 p.n.e.-395). When Octavian's army entered Alexandria, Cleopatra knew, that the time of freedom for Egypt is over: Roma Aeterna began over 400 years of reign on the Nile. Emperors ruling with …

Third Transitional Period (ok. 1085-656 p.n.e.).
Under the rule of the 21st Dynasty, Egypt actually split into two organisms. So there were two centers of power – on the north, in Tanis, where the descendants ruled …

Middle Kingdom (ok. 2133-1786 p.n.e.) and the Second Interim Period (ok. 1786-1567 p.n.e.) During the reign of Mentuhotep II (XI dynasty) trade began to develop, Stone and copper mines were also exploited. Army …

The history of Egypt can be reconstructed from many sources, the most important of which is the Turin Papyrus, founded in the nineteenth dynasty, and the so-called. The Palermo stone, bringing news of events and rulers …

Egypt is the oldest country in the world with a recorded and documented history. Egyptian civilization has survived for over three thousand years. Thirty Egyptian dynasties ruled over the centuries. Later, Egypt came under the rule …