268 HISTORY SNAPS
SNEFERU 2613-2589 BC.
This illustrious Pharaoh reigned for a disputed 24 to 48 years at the beginning of the 4th dynasty. One of the great pyramid builders, he is generally linked to the Bent Pyramid, the Red Pyramid and the Meidum Pyramid. The former being one of Ancient Egypt’s most successful disasters. Click to Read More...
AKHENATEN 1350-1334 BC.
The first monotheist in history? When Akhenaten came to power in 1350 B.C. he tried to change Egypt’s religious beliefs from Polytheistic to Monotheistic. Traditionally, Egyptians worshipped many gods and goddesses. It was Akhenaten’s sudden change of direction, art style and religious beliefs that sealed his fate. Click to Read More...
TUTANKHAMUN 1336–1327 BC
The boy king. The most famous Pharaoh of them all, the son of the mad king. Tut came to power when he was just 9 years old. He would have been flocked by a consort of advisers and viziers at such a young age. At the time, Egypt was going through a tumultuous period. Click to Read More...
AMENHOTEP I 1551-1524 BC.
Amenhotep I was the second Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. Son of Ahmose I, he is considered to have a fairly long reign of about a quarter of a century. Like his father before him, few literary records have come down to us. We know that many statues of his likeliness were cast but these are almost certainly from the ramesside period and were part of his faithful funerary cult. Click to Read More...
ALEXANDER THE GREAT 332–323 BC.
The warrior pharaoh who liberated Egypt is often depicted as the greatest military commander of all time. Undefeated in battle, his campaign of destruction spanned from Greece to northwestern India becoming one of the largest empires in world history -all by the time he was 30. Click to Read More...
HOREMHEB 1319-1292 BC.
Horemheb’s early life is virtually unknown. We think he was one of the only Pharaohs who were of civic birth. Probably plucked from an early age during his time as an officer whilst serving under Amenhotep III. Akhenaten saw potential and appointed him as supreme commander of his army. Click to Read More...
THE TEMPLE OF PHILAE
Founded between 380–362 BC, Philae is a magnificent monument built under the reign of Nectanebo I (founder of the last native dynasty of Ancient Egypt). Said to be the burial place of Osiris, the Temple was held in high regard by both the Egyptians and the Nubians. Click to Read More...
