http://www.egypttourinfo.com/index.htmlAncient Egypt Blog | Pharaohs | Gods & Goddesses | Pyramids | VideosenEgypt Tour Info© EgyptTourInfo.com2009-12-22T10:17:04+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 søn, 10 aug. 2008 21:56:06 +0200Egypt Tour InfoAncient EgyptHieroglyphsCulture2009-12-22T10:17:04+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/ancient_egyptian_hieroglyphs.html#unique-entry-id-34http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/ancient_egyptian_hieroglyphs.html#unique-entry-id-34Egypt Tour InfoAncient Egypt2009-12-16T22:30:32+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/agriculture_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-33http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/agriculture_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-33Egypt Tour InfoAncient Egypt2009-12-16T22:22:13+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/animals_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-32http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/animals_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-32Egypt Tour InfoCultureAncient Egypt2009-11-30T20:26:40+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/daily_life_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-31http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/daily_life_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-31Egypt Tour InfoAncient Egypt2009-11-30T20:10:17+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/brief_introduction_to_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-30http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/brief_introduction_to_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-30Egypt Tour InfoPharaohsKings2009-11-30T19:54:41+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/tomb_of_king_tutankhamun.html#unique-entry-id-29http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/tomb_of_king_tutankhamun.html#unique-entry-id-29Egypt Tour InfoEconomyAncient Egypt2009-11-30T14:34:54+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/trade_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-28http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/trade_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-28Egypt Tour InfoPyramids2009-11-30T11:50:05+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/ancient_egyptian_mastaba.html#unique-entry-id-27http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/ancient_egyptian_mastaba.html#unique-entry-id-27Egypt Tour InfoUpper EgyptLower Egypt2009-11-30T11:42:33+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/upper_and_lower_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-26http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/upper_and_lower_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-26Ancient Egypt the country of Egypt was divided into two regions, known as Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. To the north was Lower Egypt where the Nile stretched out with its several branches to form the Nile Delta. To the south was Upper Egypt, stretching to Syene. The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt were united c. 3000 BCE, but each maintained its own regalia. Thus, the pharaohs were known as the rulers of the Two Kingdoms (alternatively: Two Lands), and wore the pschent, a double crown, each half representing sovereignty of one of the kingdoms.]]>Egypt Tour InfoGovernmentEconomyAncient Egypt2009-11-30T11:15:22+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/administration_and_commerce_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-25http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/administration_and_commerce_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-25pharaoh was the absolute monarch of the administration and the economy in ancient Egypt and, at least in theory, wielded complete control of the land and its resources. The king was the supreme military commander and head of the government, who relied on a bureaucracy of officials to manage his affairs. In charge of the administration was his second in command, the vizier, who acted as the king's representative and coordinated land surveys, the treasury, building projects, the legal system, and the archives.]]>Egypt Tour InfoPharaohsAncient EgyptKings2009-11-29T10:32:31+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/king_menes_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-24http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/king_menes_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-24Pharaohs and the Pharaoh credited by finding the First Dynasty, which would have placed his reign at about 3100 B.C. Since the First Dynasty was very important to Egypt’s civilization, you could say that Menes was the founding father of Egypt. More than a few sources have even speculated that Menes was a mythical king, not necessarily a literal human king. ]]>Egypt Tour InfoQueensAncient Egypt2009-11-29T10:24:28+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/queen_nefertiti_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/queen_nefertiti_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-23Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten as well as the mother-in-law of Tutankhamun. You may remember Akhenaten as the so-called heretic Pharaoh who ordered the kingdom to become monotheistic and disbanded the priesthoods of all other Gods. Some believe that Nefertiti’s role was far beyond just a wife of the King; some state she may have ruled as Pharaoh in her own right after her husband’s death, perhaps under the name Ankhkheprure Neferneferuaten. (This name is not to be confused with Smenkhkare, who used the throne name Ankhkheprure Smenkhkare) She would have ruled during the time period following Akhenaten but before the accession of Tutankhamun. ]]>Egypt Tour InfoGods & GoddessesAncient Egypt2009-11-29T10:11:45+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/ancient_egyptian_god_horus.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/ancient_egyptian_god_horus.html#unique-entry-id-22Ancient Egypt, once known as Heru or Har, but later referred to by his popular Greek translation. Horus was a God of power, and the Eye of Horus came to symbolize that quality. Horus was often depicted as having a man’s body and the head of a falcon. Mythology states that Horus’ eyes became injured after he fought with Set, the brother of Osirus, who himself was the father of Horus. After Osiris' death, the two Gods fought for the throne of Egypt, but not before one of Horus’ eyes were injured. Thoth healed his eye and thus it became a symbol of renewed power. Victorious Horus then united Egypt and bestowed divinity upon the nation’s Pharaohs, presumably Menes, the first human ruler.]]>Egypt Tour InfoPharaohsAncient EgyptKings2009-11-28T09:56:06+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/ancient_egypt_king_tut.html#unique-entry-id-21http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/ancient_egypt_king_tut.html#unique-entry-id-21pharaoh of Egypt. ]]>Egypt Tour InfoPharaohsAncient EgyptKings2009-11-28T09:46:25+01:00http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/alexander_the_great_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-20http://www.egypttourinfo.com/ancient-egypt-blog_files/alexander_the_great_in_ancient_egypt.html#unique-entry-id-20Ancient Egypt from history books or loved Colin Farrell’s interpretation in the film Alexander, the man is truly one of history’s most interesting people. Alexander the Great was known as Alexander III of Macedon and lived from 356-323 BC. Alexander the Great spent several months in Egypt as part of his plan to topple Persian King Darius III’s empire. After he conquered Persia's territories along the coastline of Asia Minor, as well as Syria-Palestine, Alexander the Great decided to head south into Egypt where he remained for half a year’s time. ]]>