The Search for a Greater Truth: Religion and Philosophy in Roman Egypt
I argue in my thesis that the most vivid example of Egypt’s sway can be seen in the areas of religion and philosophy. These areas of influence manifest in three ways Hellenistic/Egyptian Paganism, Christianity/Judaism, and Philosophy.
Maidens, Matrons, and Magicians: Women and Personal Ritual Power in Late Antique Egypt
The majority of this study consists of a series of case studies of different types of women’s rituals of power, which emphasize examples of significant trends in ritual iconography, praxis, and context, both those which were typical of late antique Egyptian magic as a whole, and those which were uniquely female in character.
Previously Unknown Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Discovered
Archaeologists working at the southern Egyptian site of Abydos have discovered the tomb of a previously unknown pharaoh: Woseribre Senebkay—and the first material proof of a forgotten Abydos Dynasty, ca 1650–1600 BC.
Ancient Books for the Historian on your Christmas List!
Here are some amazing new Ancient History reads from 2013 to stick in a stocking or put under the tree for someone special this Christmas!
King Tutankhamun and the Royal Family of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
The genealogy of Tutankhamun is one of the greatest remaining unsolved mysteries in Egyptology. For decades, experts all over the world have studied and debated the pharaoh’s true lineage.
When did the earliest Kings of Egypt rule? New research reveals first dynasty started between 3111 and 3045 BC
For the first time, a team of scientists and archaeologists has been able to set a robust timeline for the first eight dynastic rulers of Egypt.
Altered States: An inquiry into the possible use of narcotics or alcohol to induce dreams in Pharaonic Egypt
I have often been asked whether the Egyptians used drugs to induce dreams. This paper aims to address that question primarily as it relates to dream reports recorded prior to Egypt’s Late Period.
Flesh for Fantasy: Refections of Women in Two Ancient Egyptian Dream Manuals
Whether or not the Egyptian dream manuals are collections of dreams that were actually seen, or were possible visions that the composer believed could be seen is a moot point for our purposes. What matters is that they are embed- ded within their specific cultural matrix, and that they and their interpreta- tions to a certain degree reflect social hopes, fears, and desires, projected by their composers, the priests.
Scorpions in ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptians deified scorpion as Serqet,the goddess that protects the body and the viscera of the dead and that accompanies them in their journey to the afterlife.
Republics between hegemony and empire: How ancient city-states built empires and the USA doesn’t (anymore)
This paper discusses the concepts ‘empire’ and ‘hegemony’, provides a new model of the institutional structure of ancient ‘citizen-city-state empires’, and argues that the contemporary USA cannot be defined as an ‘empire’.