The 10 strangest facts about the Pharaohs
. The 10 strangest facts about the Pharaohs
One of the greatest civilizations on Earth is that the ancient civilization of Pharaonic Egypt, which stunned the entire world and stood in front of the interpretation of the mystery of this greatness that extended for centuries, did not fade or decay like other modern civilizations that could not withstand the changes that Passed by the world.
And here on the channel of general information we review with you the strangest facts about the Pharaohs:
1. In order to prevent flies from standing on his body and harassing him, King Bibi II (Nefer Ka Ra) used to take with him a group of naked slaves whose bodies were completely painted with honey.
2. Although the discovery of antibiotics has been fairly recent, the ancient Egyptians used to treat the infection using mold bread. The moldy bread grows on Penicillium, which is extracted from penicillin, one of the most common antibiotics.
3. A lot of stories are told that the person responsible for the destruction of the nose of the Sphinx was Napoleon during the French campaign against Egypt. However, drawings of the Sphinx were found before the French campaign came about 60 years old. However, those drawings do not show the nose of the Sphinx. But in fact the person responsible for the destruction of the nose of the Sphinx is the Muslim cleric (Saim Al-Dahr), who was executed in 1378 on charges of vandalism of public property
4. The ancient Egyptians believed that the earth was cylindrical, in the sense that some of its parts were circular and some were flat, and that the Nile was at its center.
5. The first pyramid to be built was the pyramid of Zuser, which was in Saqqara. It was surrounded by a 34-foot wall. The wall contained 15 doors, but only one of these doors could be opened.
6. The construction of the Great Pyramid Khufu took about 23 years, and contrary to the popular belief that the workers who used to build the Great Pyramid were about 100,000 slaves were not true. The latest evidence shows that the pyramids builders were about 10,000 skilled Egyptian workers who were cared for from all financial and medical aspects and who were referred to as honorary friends of King Khufu.
7. When the body was embalmed, the body was emptied of all organs from the brain to the intestine and placed each of these members in a dedicated vessel, but the only organ that was not removed is the heart, because the ancient Egyptians believed that the heart is the home of the soul.
8. The children of ancient Egyptians did not wear any clothes until they were teenagers.
9. The pharaoh was not allowed to show his hair, so he always wore a crown or a robe like the garment worn by Tutankhamun in his famous statue.
10. Women in ancient Egypt enjoyed legal and economic equality with men, but did not enjoy the same level of social equality.
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