The Age of the Pharaohs by Georges Rochegrosse
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Some doodles about my otp in my math class. I got caught 2 times....I hope teacher didn't call my parents... anyway hope u like it
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Behind him a voice said, GOOD MORNING.
The king turned.
"Hallo," he said. "You'd be--"
DEATH, said Death.
The king looked surprised.
"I understood that Death came as a three-headed giant scarab beetle," he said.
Death shrugged. WELL, NOW YOU KNOW.
"What's that thing in your hand?"
THIS? IT'S A SCYTHE.
"Strange-looking object, isn't it?" said the pharaoh. "I thought Death carried the Flail of Mercy and the Reaping Hook of Justice."
Death appeared to think about this.
WHAT IN? he said.
"Pardon?"
ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE GIANT BEETLE?
Terry Pratchett, Pyramids
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The deep past of ancient Egypt is carved in stone at Abydos, where the Mortuary Temple of Seti I houses the renowned list of 76 Egyptian kings, one of the most valuable pieces of evidence on Egypt’s history.
Despite the valuable information it includes, many kings of the time did not make the list. But why?
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Amenhotep III and his mother, Mutemwia, in a Kiosk — Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965), 1914; original ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
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Ramesses, as a child, crouching beneath the protection of Horus
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Ancient Egypt was a phenomenally successful and rich civilization – but at what cost? Meet 5 notorious pharaohs whose reigns of tyranny and cruelty echo through history. From human sacrifices to brutal power displays, their stories serve as stark reminders of the dark side of power.
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