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Saint Peter inserted into a Pharaonic painting, Wadi es-Sebua (late seventh-early eight century) (Public Domain) — 21 Oct 2022

From Pagan To Christian To Islam, Religious Wars In Ancient Sudan

*By micki pistorius*

*Archaeology & Science*

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A change in religion more often than not, leads to bloodshed and war as gods hold on to their powers, and their priests and kings and queens take up arms to defend them. The history of Sudan has seen the Nubians defend their religion first against...
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19 Oct 2022

Secrets in The Sands Of Sudan: The Kushite Kings’ Pyramids

*By micki pistorius*

*Archaeology & Science*

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After the decline of Egypt’s New Kingdom, the Kings of Kush established the 25th Dynasty by expanding their territory to include Egypt, and ruled as the Black Pharaohs for at least a hundred years. Although the term ‘pyramid’ is usually...
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Sunset at temple ruins of Soleb, Sudan (Thomas / Adobe Stock) — 17 Oct 2022

The Three Niles And Cataract Settlements Of Ancient Sudan

*By micki pistorius*

*Archaeology & Science*

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On January 1, 1956, after centuries of foreign rule, Sudan finally gained its independence from Great Britain, three years after independence was granted to Egypt on June 18, 1953, and today the borders between the two countries are clearly...
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The Colossi of Memnon on the Theban West Bank. Antonio Beato. Brooklyn Museum. (Public Domain); An 18th century apothecary vessel with the inscription MUMIA. Deutsches Apothekenmuseum Heidelberg (Public Domain); Amy, Flinders Petrie's sister-in-law, buying antiquities at Abydos, circa 1899. © The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL, London. (Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin / CC BY-SA 4.0); One of the dahabeahs of Thomas Cook & Son, (Egypt) Ltd. Brooklyn Museum Libraries. Wilbour Library of Egyptology. (Ju — 13 Dec 2021

A History Of Egyptian Antiquities: Assessing Pivotal Highs And Lows Down The Centuries

*By anand balaji*

*Archaeology & Science*

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Following the culmination of the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, the British used their experiences in colonizing the Indian subcontinent to tackle the geo-political scenario in Egypt, opening the country to Western influences.Anglo-Egyptian War. The...
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A painting by Charles Le Brun, French painter and art theorist, depicting Alexander and Porus during the Battle of the Hydaspes (1673) design by Anand N. Balaji (Public Domain); Deriv. — 28 Jul 2021

Alexander’s Indus Folly: Bizarre Search for the Source of the Nile in India

*By anand balaji*

*History & Tradition*

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When the Macedonian monarch Alexander III, popularly known as Alexander the Great, arrived in the northwest of the larger Indian subcontinent in 327 BC following his conquest of the massive Achaemenid Empire of the Persians, he was astonished by...
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Nile

The Dead Below Deck: Funerary Boat Customs

From Pagan To Christian To Islam, Religious Wars In Ancient Sudan

Secrets in The Sands Of Sudan: The Kushite Kings’ Pyramids

The Three Niles And Cataract Settlements Of Ancient Sudan

A History Of Egyptian Antiquities: Assessing Pivotal Highs And Lows Down The Centuries

Alexander’s Indus Folly: Bizarre Search for the Source of the Nile in India