Thought-provoking news for open-minded people who can think "outside the box"! Ancient Egypt. Drhawass.com - Zahi Hawass. Theban Mapping Project. Egyptian Dreams - Ancient Egyptian Discussion Board. Ancient%20Egypt%20-%20A%20Very%20Short%20Introduction. The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. Ancient Egyptian pharaohs were considered to be both divine deities as well as mortal rulers.
Throughout the 30+ dynasties in ancient Egyptian history, it is speculated that some 170 or more rulers reigned over the great land of Egypt during a three thousand year time span. The throne of Egypt was primarily intended to be succeeded from father to son, however in many cases this line of kingship was interrupted by murder, mayhem and mysterious disappearances. NOVA Online/Pyramids/Ancient Egypt. Our history of Egypt begins around the year 3,000 BC with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt into one united kingdom.
Under this new ruling dynasty, the first King was Menes, and thirty dynasties would follow. It was at this time that hieroglyphic writing made its first appearance, in the tombs and treasures of the pharaohs. To seal the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, Menes founded the capital city of the kingdom at the place where the two met: at the apex of the Nile, where it fans out onto the fertile silt plain.