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THE DELTA DILEMMA "Choose! Your wife in ancient Egypt, or now?" What if our ‘love’ of the ancient past were personal? Not just a fascination with a mysterious civilization. But a desire for someone. A beautiful young woman painted on a tomb wall that we somehow remember from another lifetime. A lost, ‘Old Flame’ from three-thousand years ago? And could that attraction across the ages tear us apart from our love of someone new today? An archaeologist’s ache for the ancient brings heartbreak and dilemma for his love of today. The Delta Dilemma is a suspenseful, fantasy romance ...

This is a historical journey like no other - unlike every other book on the subject, Goddess with a Thousand Faces transcends geographical boundaries and breaks down cultural barriers. From Rangda in Bali, to Freyja in Iceland and more recognisable faces such as the Greek goddess Artemis, it is a work of true inclusion - listeners are invited to consider these dazzling goddesses as part of a cultural cannon of human femininity; regardless of race, sex, or gender. Goddess with a Thousand Faces asks us to interrogate our past through a fresh new lens.

Listen to the exciting things that happened during the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt. Did you know that in this period, Osiris became the main god of the popular religion? His cult was respected by the pharaohs of the Eleventh Dynasty, but it quickly spread throughout Egypt, and ordinary people became his followers. The Middle Kingdom is a short period in Egypt’s history, but it is important because it was a period of political unity and prosperity. Because of that, it is sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of Egypt.

Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world’s first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world.

La gran Biblioteca de Alejandría se fundó a principios del siglo III a.C. y permaneció activa durante un largo periodo de unos setecientos años. Entre sus muros se escribieron y almacenaron libros de los más ilustres sabios de la antigüedad, y en su mantenimiento se involucraron los mandatarios más poderosos y los personajes más célebres, desde los primeros Ptolomeos, hasta la filósofa Hipatia, pasando por Cleopatra, Julio César o Marco Antonio. Carl Sagán decía que la escritura es el invento más importante en la historia de la humanidad. Un invento que hizo que personas ...

Modern Aswan is a gorgeous vacation spot, with a view worthy of its long and rich history, and near modern Aswan is the ancient site of Elephantine, a city that calls a small island on the Nile home. Elephantine was once a thriving, independent city and one of the oldest urban settings in Egypt, and the settlement there was always connected to the surrounding geographic area due to the importance of its location.

Although it was an incredibly important period in world history, the era after Alexander the Great's death is sometimes as confusing as it is frustrating for historians because the allegiances of his generals changed constantly and historical sources are often biased in some regards and utterly lacking in others. Although none of these men were able to replicate Alexander the Great’s territorial success, a few carved out sizable empires and were able to establish long-lasting political dynasties.

A non-fiction book set in ancient civilizations, including Egypt, Greece, and Rome, during a historical timeframe from 4000 B.C. to the fall of the Roman Empire. Delve into the fascinating world of ancient healing practices with Ancient Craft of Healing. This enlightening exploration reveals how medical traditions were formed in the cradle of civilization, where the interplay of superstition, religion, and empirical observation shaped the foundations of healthcare as we know it today. Journey through time, starting in the mystical land of ancient Egypt where the first doctors used the Ebers...

Here, Cosimo proudly presents Book 3 of Ancient Egypt, in which Massey explains how the original elemental spirits of early humans were transformed into deities, and how the concept of a “soul” developed from animalistic representations of natural forces.

As the world recently commemorated the hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, our fascination with the pharaoh begs for a balanced view. Most recovered mummies have not escaped the modern trafficking in ancient bodies and body parts. The story of Ankh-Hap, a Ptolemaic-era mummy seized in the nineteenth century from the infamous mummy-pits of Egypt, provides a salutary example of what most mummies have endured.

Già nella Bibbia l’Egitto appare come terra delle arti magiche. Comunemente si mette in collegamento l’Egitto con tuti coloro che si interessano e praticano la magia: a Pitagora, ad esempio, è attribuita l’arte magica egizia di fa arrivare gli uccelli dal cielo. Molte religioni contestano e combattono la magia perché da tempo hanno perduto il contatto con l’anima dell’universo. Per questo gli egizi usavo il verbo neter, che non indica un dio ma l’energia divina in azione. Per questa civiltà la magia è una realtà presente a tutti i livelli. I rituali sono magia cerimoniale,...

Of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains standing today, and in remarkably good condition. While the Egyptians are renown for building pyramids, the Great Pyramid stands alone in terms of stability, complexity, and symbolism. Who built the Great Pyramid, and for what purpose? How was it constructed with such precision and with such massive stone blocks? When was it built, and how did the builders develop the science, mathematics, and organizational prowess to succeed at such an incredible undertaking? Much of the observant religious world has heard ...

Conozca a los dioses egipcios Es tentador ver la antigua religión egipcia como algo relativamente estático, con un solo panteón cuya naturaleza y actividades no cambiaron a lo largo de los tres mil años del período dinástico. Sin embargo, nada está más lejos de la realidad. A lo largo de la historia egipcia, vemos que los dioses que habían sido favorecidos fueron dejados de lado o sus roles fueron alterados para dar paso a dioses cuyos cultos se hicieron más populares, mientras que los cambios políticos, como la conquista de Egipto por Alejandro Magno, introdujeron intercambios ...

This biography introduces listeners to Ramesses II's many accomplishments as both a warrior-king and a god-king. When he died at age 96, Egyptians believed him to be a higher deity than any who preceded him; in some ways, he achieved eternal life by living on in memory through the end of the Egyptian Empire and beyond.

El Periodo Dinástico Temprano abarca los cinco siglos que preceden a la construcción de la Gran Pirámide de Giza. Este fue el periodo de formación de la antigua civilización egipcia, y fue testigo de la creación de una cultura distintiva que perduraría durante 3000 años. En este audiolibro se examina los antecedentes de este gran logro, los mecanismos por los que se llevó a cabo y el carácter de la vida en el valle del Nilo durante los primeros 500 años de gobierno faraónico.

The life story of Ramesses II is voluminously recorded and illustrated through documents and inscriptions, and it is even represented physically through his funerary goods and the well-preserved mummified remains of the man himself. But despite the resources available with which to reason about who Ramesses II was and what his impact might have been, there is also a necessary disconnection between him and those who chronicled his story.

Egipto Antiguo. Rituales y ceremonias, por Arthwr Bass, explica de manera clara y detallada el fascinante mundo de la vida espiritual y las prácticas religiosas de una de las civilizaciones más enigmáticas y avanzadas de la historia. El presente libro incluye los siguientes capítulos: generalidades, la sociedad egipcia, religión y creencias, cultura y arte, y rituales. Ninguna otra cultura ha abrazado con tanta fuerza la creencia en la vida después de la muerte como Egipto. Mientras que los mitos griegos y romanos se centran principalmente en esta existencia terrenal, Egipto, con un ...

What King Thoth did to re-civilize the world after the Pleistocene Extinction was amazing. As things got bad again, no one else would even try to halt the calamity. What he accomplished after that was nothing less than miraculous. His subjects tried to deify him but he never accepted that level of adoration. Instead, he brought light to a darkened world and science to a forgotten civilization. He worked his wonders in Egypt, India and even in the Americas and he explained to us how to worship one God while most of the Anak people were forcing devotion, servitude, and adoration for their ...

Since the temple embodies all of divine life on a macrocosmic scale, it reflects the sublime qualities of divine regions in the physical world. The soaring columns of the temple’s hypostyle Hall, which leads celebrants into the environment of the Neteru, embody the sacred marshes of time. Auxiliary chambers and the Hall of Records in the temple reflect the majestic halls of the Duat. The divine genealogy of royal persons and thus humanity was recorded here. Additionally, the sacred mound on which the ancients rested at the dawn of time is in the temple’s sanctuary.

This book reveals the Ancient Egyptian roots of the Romany (Gypsies) and how they brought about the civilization and orientalization of Hispania over the past 6,000 years. The book also shows the intimate relationship between Egypt and Hispania archaeologically, historically, culturally, ethnologically, linguistically, etc., as a result of the immigration of the Egyptian Romany (Gypsies) to Iberia.