Egypt
There are 654 items in Egypt:
Oxyrhynchus, Relief of four men and a crocodile |
Papyrus with the text of the Creed |
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…Pharaoh
Pharaoh: common title for the kings of ancient Egypt. Amenhotep II The word pharaoh is a rendering of the Hebrew par'รด, which…Piye (or Pianchi)
Piye: name of a Nubian king (ruled c.741-c.716), famous for conquering Egypt. (The name was also written as Pianchi.)Relatives Father: Kastha? Mother: Pebatjna? First wife: Tabiry, daughter of Alara Second wife: Abar, daughter of a sister of Alara Son: Taharqo Further wives: Peksatar (daughter of Kashta),…Plutarch on Caesar's War in Alexandria
Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.In August 48 BCE, Julius Caesar defeated his rival…Plutarch on the foundation of Alexandria
On 7 April 334, Alexander founded Alexandria, the Egyptian city that has correctly been hailed as "the most lasting of all his achievements". The Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea, describes the event in section 26.3-10 of his Life of Alexander. The…
An Egyptian poem about the battle of Kadesh |
Pogrom in Alexandria
The Pogrom in Alexandria of 66 CE was one of the anti-Jewish riots that took place at the beginning of the Jewish War (66-70).In Alexandria, Jews, Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians lived together. Sometimes, ethnic violence would flare up. The following…
Porfido Nero from the Mons Porphyrites in Egypt (Rome, Palatine) |
Portrait of a pharaoh of the Saite dynasty |