Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, video 4.In which John covers the long, long history of
Earliest Pyramid
Today's installment concludes The Dawn Of Civilization,our selection from The Dawn of Civilization: Egypt and Chaldea by Gaston Maspero published in
Successors of the First Pharaoh
Inscriptions on the oldest monuments prove that some of the earliest Pharaohs actually existed. But what of the rest?Continuing The Dawn Of
The First Pharaoh
The history of Memphis, such as it can be gathered from the monuments, differs considerably from the tradition current in Egypt at the time of
The Dawn of Civilization
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Role of Religion in Establishing a Civilization.IntroductionWhile
The Sphynx
Today's installment concludes Pyramid Builders of Egypt,our selection from Ancient Egypt by George Rawlinson and by Arthur Gilman published in
The Builders Were Tyrants
They have indeed handed down their names to a remote age: but it is as tyrants and oppressors.Continuing Pyramid Builders of Egypt,our selection
The Biggest Tombs Ever
The "Pyramid Builders," or kings who constructed the three monuments that have now been described, were, according to a unanimous tradition, three
The First and Second Pyramids
The "Great Pyramid" presents, moreover, many other marvels besides its size.Continuing Pyramid Builders of Egypt,our selection from Ancient Egypt