Ancient Egyptian History

In Ancient Egypt, you were not entirely "dressed" until your wig was on. Wigs were worn by both genders and were an essential element for ancient Egyptians, especially for those in the upper echelons of society. You could tell where a person was ranked in society because wearing a wig signified their social position; the higher their prestige, the more wigs they owned. Listen to learn more. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ancientegyptianhistory.wordpress.com/2022/02/01/ancient-egypt-wigs/

Atum "self-begotten," "Atum: "who created the Nine Gods today we are talking about Atum and how he was the first of creation and the creator of all creation. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ancientegyptianhistory.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/atum/

For thousands of years, hieroglyphs was the written system that the Ancient Egyptians used to express their feelings, emotion, love, and hatred. They use them to declare war and to make peace, and they use them to boast of their military conquest, these pictures that were inscribed on temple walls and tomb walls and written on papyrus, encapsulated everything that made them who they were as ancient Egyptians. Listen to find out more. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ancientegyptianhistory.wordpress.com/2022/01/28/when-and-how-did-egyptian-stop-being-the-dominant-language-of-egypt/

In this podcast we are talking about death. You cannot talk about ancient Egypt and not talk about. Death. Ancient Egyptians enjoyed life so much that they wanted it to continue. Life was precious to them. But death was an important part of life in ancient Egypt. To learn more listen here. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ancientegyptianhistory.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/death-in-ancient-egypt/

Hatshepsut reigned in her own right c. 1473–58 BCE. She was the elder daughter of the 18th-dynasty king Thutmose I and his consort Queen Ahmose. Hatshepsut was also the grand-daughter of Pharaoh Ahmose I who is remembered for driving out the Hyksos from the land and returning Egypt to the rule the Egyptians and restoring Egypt’s pride. Listen to learn more! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ancientegyptianhistory.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/hatshepsut-a-woman-with-unprecedented-power/