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Long before the birth of Christ, a great
nation arose on the banks of the Nile. For
3000 years, Egypt stood at the forefront of
human achievement, blending creativity,
intellect, art, and mysticism in a culture
the likes of which had never been seen
before. And for all that time, the fate of
the nation rested in the hands of its
storied rulers, the Pharaohs.
 AgeofEgypt.com
will share with you the story of how the
religion and culture of Egypt flourished
along the banks of the Nile for over 5,000
years. As well as how the architectural
treasures of this ancient land and it's
treasures were so ingeniously designed that
although they have been subjected to the
brunt of dozens of invasions, two world
wars, and all the darkest events of the
Bible they still remain intact to this day,
many with their original painted murals
clearly visible.
 Learn
about the powerful
Gods and Goddesses that helped to shape
the culture of what was once the most
advanced and powerful nation in the world.
Then learn how the Kings of Egypt known as
Pharaohs
were believed to be descended from these
powerful gods, and lived their lives being
worshipped as Gods who walked the Earth.
Learn how the Pharaohs' age came to an
end with the death of their Queen, Cleopatra
as well as the many dramatic
Dynasties
that ruled over Egypt.
 Discover
the story of how the warrior Narmer first
united Egypt. Explore the Pharaohs' most
famous legacy, the awe-inspiring
Pyramids. Learn of the many awe inspiring
Temples that
were built to honor the Pharaohs both in
this world and in the afterlife, and how
these marvels have managed to endure over
5,000 years!
Decipher the mystical language of the Egyptian
Hieroglyphics, and the bizarre
ritualistic Mummification process they
used to prepare their Pharaoh's for the
Afterlife.
 Through
our ever expanding collection of completely free and painstakingly accurate
historical reports, expert interviews, computer recreations, and the latest
archeological and scientific evidence to tell the story of these proud and
ancient people and their amazing
Culture. |
Did you know? |
Egyptian hieroglyphics are in great abundance throughout Egypt,
but were essentially indecipherable until 1799 when the trilingual Rosetta Stone was discovered in Alexandria!
Written in the two
languages (Greek and Egyptian but three
writing systems (hieroglyphics, its cursive
form demotic script, and Greek, it provided
the key toward the deciphering of
hieroglyphic writing.
The inscriptions on it were
the benefactions conferred by Ptolemy V
Epiphanes (205 - 180 BCE) were written by
the priests of Memphis. The translation was
primarily due to Thomas Young (1773 - 1829)
and Temple at Al Karnak Jean Francois
Champollion (1790-1832) (1790-1832), who,
very early in his life was inspired to
Egyptology by the French mathematician Jean
Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768 - 1830). Champollion
completed the work begun by Young and
correctly deciphered the complete stone. An
Egyptologist of the first rank, he was the
first to recognize the signs could be
alphabetic, syllabic, or determinative (i.e.
standing for complete ideas).
He also established the original language of
the Rosetta stone was Greek, and that the
the hieroglyphic text was a translation from
the Greek.
An unusual aspect of
hieroglyphics is that they can be read from
left to right, or right to left, or
vertically (top to bottom). It is the
orientation of the glyphs that gives the
clue; the direction of people and animals
face toward the beginning of the line. |
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