Egypt
There are 605 items in Egypt:
Oracle
Oracle: ancient sanctuary where the people could ask advise from a deity. The response is also called an oracle. Delphi A short…Oracle of Ammon
Siwa, entrance to the oracle There are several ancient monuments in the oasis of Siwa. The main sanctuary, the oracle, can…
Osorkon I |
Ostracon with a Coptic Writing Exercise (Thebaid) |
Ostracon with graffito of Bes |
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum
General museum of art and archaeology. There are 3 items in Oxford, Ashmolean Museum: …
Oxyrhynchus, Relief of four men and a crocodile |
Palermo, Statuette of Bes |
Paris, Louvre
It is hard to write a review of the Louvre in Paris, because it is one of the world’s largest museums. There are many departments, and each one of them might, in its field, have been a museum of the…
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, a hippopotamus |
Persian nobleman; statue from Egypt |
Peucestas (2)
Peucestas:Macedonian officer in the army of Alexander the Great, served in Egypt.The Macedonian king Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 331. The Persian troops surrendered without fighting, and Alexander had to appoint new governors to the country. The civil administration…