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Category Archives: Egypt
Cleopatra
“Anthony and Cleopatra” by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1885 Who Was Cleopatra? Mythology, propaganda, Liz Taylor and the real Queen of the Nile By Amy Crawford Smithsonian.com The struggle with her teenage brother over the throne of Egypt was not going as well as Cleopatra VII had hoped. In 49 B.C., Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII—also her husband and, [...]
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Tsunami hits Alexandria, Egypt Jul 21, 365
Tsunami hits Alexandria, Egypt. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 3:47, July 21, 2011, from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tsunami-hits-alexandria-egypt. On this day in the year 365, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Greece causes a tsunami that devastates the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Although there were no measuring tools at the time, scientists now estimate that the quake was actually [...]
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Tagged a powerful earthquake off the coast of Greece causes a tsunami that devastates the city of Alexandria Egypt, Alexandria's Royal Quarter, historic earthquake Alexandria Egypt, historic tsunami Alexandria Egypt, On this day in the year 365, plate boundary called the Hellenic Arc
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Wart Detected on Egyptian Queen Beauty
King Tut’s grandmother was a legendary beauty, but high-resolution images of her mummified face suggest her complexion wasn’t perfect. By Rossella Lorenzi | Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:28 AM ET King Tut’s grandmother, the powerful and beautiful Queen Tiye, might have had an unattractive flat wart on her forehead, according to a mummy expert. Located between [...]
Pyramid Hieroglyphs Likely Engineering Numbers
http://news.discovery.com/history/pyramid-hieroglyph-markings-archaeologist-110607.html By Rossella Lorenzi | Tue Jun 7, 2011 12:19 PM ET Mysterious hieroglyphs written in red paint on the floor of a hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza are just numbers, according to a mathematical analysis of the 4,500-year-old mausoleum. Shown to the world last month, when the first report of a robot [...]