Egyptian history

Egyptian history

Contributors in Egyptian history

Egyptian history

Abusir is among the three main surviving pyramids that can easily be seen from the funeral complex of the Horus Netjerikhet. Abusir simply means the House of Osiris. Osiris was an ancient Egyptian ...

Dahshur

History; Egyptian history

Dahshur is a necropolis, or burial ground, located west of the Nile River, about 40 kilometres south of Cairo. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is known for housing the Bent Pyramid and the ...

Huni

History; Egyptian history

Huni is considered to be the last king of the third Dynasty. His name appears in the Turin King List, which states that his reign lasted 24 years. Huni built many small pyramids scattered ...

Seti I

History; Egyptian history

Seti I was the son of Ramesses the I, father of Ramesses II, and a pharaoh in ancient Egypt. It is believed that his reign was only for 11 to 15 years, starting form 1290 BC. During this time, he ...

Ramesses II

History; Egyptian history

He became pharaoh at the age of 20 or so, his reign lasted 67 years making him the second longest serving pharaoh in the history of Egypt. Basing on the numerous activities that took place during ...

Memphis

History; Egyptian history

In Egyptian history, Memphis was the ancient capital of Lower Egypt, founded by a pharaoh named Menes around 3000 BC. Memphis played an important role throughout ancent Egyptian history, and is now ...

Abu Simbel

History; Egyptian history

Abu Simbel is comprised of a set of two temples, which were constructed for pharaoh Remesses II who reigned for 67 years. The temples were cut from rock and shifted to a higher ground in the 1960s. ...