The Twenty-First Dynasty
Pharaoh Smendes Smendes proclaimed himself king after the death of Ramses XI. He effectively declared himself the heir of the Ramesside l
Pharaoh Smendes Smendes proclaimed himself king after the death of Ramses XI. He effectively declared himself the heir of the Ramesside l
With the Twenty-two Dynasty of who governed the north from Bubastis, a period of foreign rulers started. The Twenty-four Dynasty was
The Nubian Kingdom to the south took full advantage of the division and political instability. Prior to Piye's Year 20 campaign into Egypt
Contemporary with the Nubian Taharqa, the Assyrian King Sennacherib was governing the Assyrian Kingdom. When he was informed that Egypt wa
The origins of the Twenty-six Dynasty are from Sais (Sa-Alhajar) in the west of the Delta. Psmatic I occupied the throne of Egypt after the Nubian Kin
The Persian occupation of Egypt extended over 121 years, beginning from Cambyses, son of Korush. Cambyses stayed in Egypt for three years, during whic
Dynasties XXVIII, XXIX and XXX A great number of Egyptian princes and leaders fought against the Persian occupation. They tried to
Manetho described the first two dynasties as 'Thinite'. Thinis is a legendary city, near Abydos, said to be the home of the first kings of Egypt
Two main changes mark the beginning of the First Dynasty: the spread of writing and the foundation of Memphis. The Egyptians,
We have not details of the Second Dynasty kings. The first three of them are only considered as three names in the King-Lists. These 3 names wer
The dawn of the Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom is marked by the emergence of the Third Dynasty. There are two major features that most distinctly desc
The Papyrus of Ipu-wer described the conditions of Egypt accurately at the end of the Sixth Dynasty. The central authority disintegrated and
Since the very begining of the Egyptian pharonic civilization we see that the egyptian people, kings , nobles or common people were worrie
Mentuhotep II succeeded Inyotef III in about 2061 BC. When he came to the Theban throne under the name S'ankhibtawy, a name that means "He
It did not begin suddenly at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty, and it was simply a convenient label for a chronological gap, since o
The New Kingdom or The Pharaonic Empire begins the the 18Th Dynasty and the expusion of the Hyksos. The Pharoes of this dynasty chased their enemies o
The ancient Egyptians had a complex religious system that combined aspects of personal/family deities, city gods, and a very small number of
The term “magic” as used here simply denotes the use of Supernatural means to produce desired effects. The power by which this
An obelisk is a four sided single piece of stone standing upright, gradually tapering as it rises and ending in a small pyramid called a &ld
An amulet is an object that is either worn (usually as jewelry), carried (perhaps as a weapon), or put at a certain place with a ritual si