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Syrian Tales (Alternate Download)

Episode One: Roots

Episode Two: Crossroads and Conquest

Episode Three: The Refugee Prince

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The Colossi of Memnon are famous, but did you know they had siblings? Originally, there were SIX colossi, built in pairs at the three gateways (pylons) of Amunhotep III's grand mortuary temple. The colossi got smaller as you went further in, but each set was much larger than life size. The largest were 18m tall, 20 yards! Today, the colossi are being restored and erected once more. In these images, you can see the largest colossi, with their siblings behind. In the second pic, a digital reconstruction of the temple as it once appeared. Sourced from the Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project, 2016
Pharaoh Ramesses III with his son, Amun-her-khepesh-ef ("Amun is with His Right Arm") c. 1180 BCE. The pair stand before Hathor (Hwt-Hr) the lady of the West, who "gives to you (the King) millions of jubilees, forever." The pharaoh receives Hathor's blessing, while the prince attends. The prince is still a child, symbolised by the lock of hair which sits to the side of his head. This prince would die at the age of 15, never acceding to the throne. #Repost from @nefer.aset
A sound and light show at Abu Sibel, projecting THR story of Ramesses II onto the cliffs of the temple. Regram from @luxor.city "The sound and the light show will take you to the time of the Pharaohs, and restore the ancient world to life around you, the offer includes projector on the temples, explaining how they appear in the case and displays the program in multiple languages with the provision of earphones. It is an experience not to be overlooked, it will make your visit to Abu Simbel in the memory for good. The temple (carved in a mountain 320 km south of Aswan) consists of two large sanctuaries carved in stone c. 1250 BCE. The face of the temple consists four giant statues of the king sitting on the throne, at the center of the four statues the huge door leads into the temple. The Second Temple has six statues, four of the belong to the king and two for his beautiful queen "Nefertari." #egypt
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