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What role did the cat and the mouse play in ancient Egyptian society and what were their medicinal uses? In comparison to other animals, cats were the crème de la crème of ancient Egyptian society. The high status of cats in Egyptian... more
What role did the cat and the mouse play in ancient Egyptian society and what were their medicinal uses?
In comparison to other animals, cats were the crème de la crème of ancient Egyptian society. The high status of cats in Egyptian society, however, did not prevent them from being used in medicine. The medical papyri provide several examples of remedies including the cat. There are also many examples of cat amulets, depictions of cats on objects and the mention of cats in spells to aid healing. Magic was often used with prescribed medicine to aid the patient.
Although mice did not have the special status of the cat in Egyptian society they were recognized as a legitimate part of creation. The mouse is actually one of the oldest ancient medicines used by mankind.  In Pliny’s time there was a belief that the mouse was a spontaneous product of the Nile mud after each inundation.
The cat was conceptualised as a fierce yet caring goddess, whilst the mouse was viewed as a weak abomination yet paradoxically ‘a giver of life.'
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Overview of the architectural compound and its decorative program.
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RE: Facades, illusions & ideological concepts created & promoted by ancient royalty out of necessity; effective creation of an alternate version of reality. It is only by knowing this information that the true nature of ancient texts may... more
RE: Facades, illusions & ideological concepts created & promoted by ancient royalty out of necessity; effective creation of an alternate version of reality. It is only by knowing this information that the true nature of ancient texts may be understood correctly. Not knowing, means making incorrect assumptions & conclusions. Important!
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Religion, Christianity, Gnosticism, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Comparative Religion, and 510 more
Syllabus for a History course at Boston University Academy
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A documents dating to the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period sheds some light on legal aspects and How were legal records kept in archive?
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Nicholas Reeves has claimed recently that Queen Nefertiti lies buried behind one of two walls in the burial chamber of KV62, the tomb of Tutankhamun. Reeves believes that Nefertiti rose to become the monarch Neferneferuaten and then... more
Nicholas Reeves has claimed recently that Queen Nefertiti lies buried behind one of two walls in the burial chamber of KV62, the tomb of Tutankhamun. Reeves believes that Nefertiti rose to become the monarch Neferneferuaten and then Smenkhkare, but the assessment of whether such hidden chambers exist in KV62 has been made on purely structural grounds. There are a number of problems in Reeves' model for the development of KV62 architecture, which he never really addresses.
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Chapter VI (115) Livy’s Digression on Alexander (115) Alexander the Lucky? (118) The Sole Alexander versus the Multitude of Rome (120) Eastern Inferiority? (122) The Old Alexander as Darius III and Rome as a Young Alexander... more
Chapter VI (115)

Livy’s Digression on Alexander (115)

Alexander the Lucky? (118)

The Sole Alexander versus the Multitude of Rome (120)

Eastern Inferiority? (122)

The Old Alexander as Darius III and Rome as a Young Alexander (126)

Livy’s Hostility toward Easterners in the Digression (128)

Roman Military Superiority over Macedon (129)

Final Thoughts on the Digression (130)

Chapter VII (132)

General Conclusion (132)
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Creative Writing, Religion, History, Ancient History, European History, and 134 more
Report on Nicholas Reeves, The Burial of Nefertiti? (2015)
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Report on Nicholas Reeves, The Burial of Nefertiti? (2015)
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Report on Nicholas Reeves, The Burial of Nefertiti? (2015)
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Report on Nicholas Reeves, The Burial of Nefertiti? (2015)
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Chapter V (100)

How Livy’s Digression on Alexander Fits into the Larger Narrative of His History (100)

A Roman Tradition of Alexander Counterfactual (105)

Associations of Rome with Alexander and the Tradition (107)
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Creative Writing, Religion, History, Ancient History, European History, and 135 more
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