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  • Emperor Diocletianus _ Roman

    Roman Emperor Diocletian

    Diocletian reigned as the Roman emperor in the years 284 to 305 CE. In 249 CE, Roman emperor Philip the Arab was defeated and killed, and after this event the Roman Empire had to endure about thirty years of really weak rulers. The times of Augustus, Vespasian and Trajan were gone for good, and the greatest Empire, which once ruled the old world, was collapsing both economically and militarily. There were incessant raids on the Danube and in the eastern territories. At long last in the year 284 CE, a man came to the throne with a mission to transform the empire beyond recognition. His name was Diocletian.

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    Emperor Trajan of Rome

    Trajan’s birth transpired on 18th September of the year 53 A.d. in Italica, located in Southern Spain. To his credit, he was of Italian colonists who are immigrants, and even rose in the aristocratic house of the Vlpii (since his name was Marcus Vlpius Traianus). Yet clearly he was a synecdoche to the empire. His elevation to that position of power came with the ascension of the very region he was born in: Roman Spain was at its prime during that period.

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    Ancient Egyptian Calendar

    The Egyptian calendar is a solar calendar developed by the ancient Egyptians to divide the year into 13 months, based on the cycle of the sun. The Egyptian calendar is considered one of the first calendars known to mankind. It is also the most accurate to date in terms of climate and agricultural conditions during the year; therefore, the Egyptian farmer relies on it in the planting seasons and the crops he cultivates during the year, for thousands of years until now. The Egyptian year begins on 11 September according to the Gregorian calendar.

  • Pyramids of Giza – Egypt

    Nectanebo II, Last native Egyptian pharaoh

    During Nekhtenbo II's reign, Persian interference was limited due to family issues. However, in the fourth century BCE, Artaxerxes III established control over most of the Persian Empire and attempted to invade Egypt. His failed campaign led to some Greek and Phoenician cities challenging Persian power militarily for some time.

  • Skydiving over the pyramids

    Skydiving over The Giza Pyramids of Egypt

    Skydiving or parachuting is one of the most enjoyable aerial sports, which requires the jumper to have a great degree of daring and courage to practice it, but performing these jumps from the top of the historical pyramids makes it more enjoyable, as it makes the practitioner perform his favorite hobby from the top of the amazing scene of the Pharaonic monuments, in the arms of a civilization that is more than 7,000 years old.

  • Skydiving in Egypt Sharm El Sheikh | Parasailing Sharm El Sheikh

    Skydiving in Sharm El Sheikh

    One of the most enjoyable sports that has managed to occupy its place on the tourist map and receive great attention, especially in recent years, to find yourself suspended between the earth and the sky, only thinking about enjoying the air of freedom and watching the earth with what is on it from a different perspective.

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Information about Prominent Gods of Ancient Egypt

  • 05 16, 2023

The ancient Egyptian gods were a representation of social and natural phenomena, which were among the aspects of ancient Egyptian life, and the number of idols in the ancient Egyptian civilization reached about 1500 gods, of course not all of them were counted, and many Egyptian texts mention the names of the gods without referring to their nature or role, while other texts referred to their qualities, without mentioning the name, and that is why it was difficult to count them, so sometimes we find the unification of qualities for different gods so that they all appear as one god, sometimes you get confused this Hathor or Isis, and during the next lines we review the most prominent of them. If you're interested in learning more about ancient Egypt's gods and culture, you can explore Egypt Travel Packages or Egypt Shore Excursions. For a deeper dive into ancient Egyptian religion, consider booking Egypt Day Tours to the historic sites that honor these gods.

Apis
Apis is the name of the calves that were buried in the tombs of Sarabiyum in Saqqara, and bronze statues of him were found dating back to the Persian rule of ancient Egypt, and the calf was chosen white in color with black spots on the forehead, neck and back, and he lived in the sacred barn among his cows, and when he died, the priests buried him in an official funeral, then another calf was crowned as a spiritual symbol in the sacred barn amid a major ceremony.
Atom
Atum is one of the most important ancient Egyptian gods, his name means “perfect or complete”, and his name was associated with a number of major Egyptian gods, such as Ra, Ptah, and eventually Osiris.
He is usually depicted in the form of a man wearing a royal costume and sometimes wearing the white and red crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, and sometimes he is depicted in the form of a snake, holding in his right hand the long scepter and in his left hand the symbol of life Ankh, and sometimes he is depicted in one of the following forms: mongoose, lion, bull, lizard, monkey.

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God Serapis is a syncretic deity, combining elements of Greek and Egyptian mythology. He became popular during the Hellenistic period as a symbol of cultural integration between Greek and Egyptian beliefs. Serapis was portrayed as a ruling god who represented fertility, healing, and the afterlife.

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