3 ms·
Visiting Egypt, particularly as an American, is an amazing experience. I tend to think of the American Revolution as “a long time ago”. After all, that’s when t
by LifeIsBio 7y ago
Visiting Egypt, particularly as an American, is an amazing experience. I tend to think of the American Revolution as “a long time ago”. After all, that’s when the country began.
Egypt, on the other hand, is a whole different ball game. It’s easy to recognize this on an intellectual level by reading on Wikipedia. But to see the history laid out like geological stratum is something else: layers on layers of civilization after civilization. Sometimes quite literally, like cases of hieroglyphics covered in multiple layers of graffiti, each layer in a different language.
It’s also enjoyable to see how enthusiastic Egyptians are about this history, and about new discoveries like this one. If you ever get the chance to go, go.
- rags2riches 7y agoThe old town of Split, Croatia, is built inside a third century Roman palace. When I visited, I was confused by all the Egyptian artefacts and artwork there. Until I realized that the Romans of course also enjoyed historical stuff from thousands of years ago.
- CogitoCogito 7y agoMy go to reminder of how old civilization is is the fact that the time between Great Pyramid and Jesus is longer than the time between Jesus and today. And this ignores even that we know of rather large settlements (hundreds) even twice the age of the Great Pyramid.
- joosters 7y agoA similar comparison: Cleopatra lived closer in time to the moon landings than to the building of the Great Pyramid. (And not just by a small amount of time but about 500 years or so)