Fun History Fact,
Originally the Great Pyramids were bright white with a shiny gold top. This was because they originally were built with an outer layer of highly polished limestone and a gold capstone on the Great Pyramid itself. Over time, the gold capstone was stolen and the limestone was pilfered by stone masons for building materials.
(Source: todayifoundout.com, via peashooter85)
Temple of Edfu by Ian Southwell on Flickr
The temple at Edfu has astonishingly preserved wall and ceiling paintings which are nearly 2,500 years old.
WATCH: Michael Jackson On The Origins of the Moonwalk, The Beauty of Africa and Ancient Egypt
“The rhythms of Africa which is the root of rythm, thats my favourite music and I think thats the favourite music of the world because all music is derived from that ..I mean africa is music, it is the origin, it is the dawn of existence.. you cant avoid that.”
“The world is jealous of Africa for many centuries because the natural resources are phenomenal.. it really is and it is the dawn of civilization.. and a lot of our bible history is right there in Africa and King Tut.. all great civilizations… that is right there in Africa.. Egypt is in Africa.. they always try to seperate the two but Egypt is Africa.” Michael Jackson
Moorish Cavalry of the Roman Army
Here one finds reliefs of the Moorish Cavalry of the Roman Army under Lusius Quietus, fighting against the Dacians. It was commissioned by Emperor Trajan. Lusius Quietus was a Roman general and governor of Ludaea(Judea) in 117 AD.
Pics. from the Column of Trajan, Rome,Italy
Head of a Man(2nd Century BCE), Brooklyn Museum
- Medium: Marble, “Bigio Morata”
- Geographical Locations:
- Possible place made: Turkey
- Place made: Provenance not known
- Dates: late 2nd century B.C.E.
- Period: Ptolemaic Period
- Dimensions: 11 x 7 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (28 x 19.5 x 19 cm)
A depiction of Moors playing the board game commonly known as chess and one playing a harp in Alfonso X’s Libro de los Juegos (“Book of Games”, 1283 AD)
(Source: taneter.org, via exploringalandalus)
Queen Nefertari playing Senet, 19th Dynasty
Senet is one of the oldest known board games. It has been found in Predynastic and First Dynasty burials of ancient Egypt, between 3500 BC and 3100 BC.. It was one of the most popular games of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian soldiers of the 11th Dynasty
- Middle Kingdom, 11th Dynasty
- Tomb of Mesehti, Cairo Museum