This is Pharaoh Ramses II tomb, and there are four huge statues carved out of the cliffs in front of the tomb. The Pharaih Ramses II was probably the most powerful Pharaoh in Egypt history and he was a prolific builder who liked to build extravagant things to show his power.
I will spend one more day on Egypt tomorrow, there are a few more things I'd like to show, then we'll move on to the next ancient civilization. I'm sorry for neglecting my sports forum duties, but I just can't break the hold ancient history has on me right now. I'm trapped inside this thread, I find this stuff fascinating, the people that came before us, what life was like thousands of years ago. I want to know, I must know!
@doubledragon said:
I know some of you guys collect coins and are knowledgeable about coins, and I like to poke around the coin forum from time to time, but I have always been curious, what is the holy grail of coin collecting? What is the one coin that is considered the absolute holy grail? Is it the 1933 Double Eagle?
I just finished reading a book ("Double Eagle") about the 1933s. Fascinating stuff. There's only the one legal one plus two at the Smithsonian. There's 10 more from the family of the guy who stole them who lost the right to own them. Not sure if the government melted those 10 or not.
They have not melted them.
Many including me don't believe that they were stolen to begin with and that they were wrongly confiscated.
I know the guy that just sold the only legal 33. Never knew he owned it. I was shocked
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Yeah, I don't believe for a second that Israel Switt got them legally. Nothing about how he handled them suggests a man who acquired them legally.
Let's take a look at murals that the ancient Egyptians painted and drew. These are fascinating because they give us a look at what it was like to live thousands of years ago in this beautiful civilization.
Ok, let's take a look at some murals that were painted by the ancient Egyptians, this gives us a look into there everyday lives. Check out these imags of their agricultural life.
Up next is a place I've always wanted to visit, the valley of the kings. This is a valley where the ancient Egyptians built tombs to bury their Pharaohs.
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This leads down to Queen Hatshepsut's burial chamber.
Inside Queen Hatshepsut's burial chamber.
Queen Hatshepsut's sarcophagus was removed and is now in a museum.
This is Pharaoh Ramses II tomb, and there are four huge statues carved out of the cliffs in front of the tomb. The Pharaih Ramses II was probably the most powerful Pharaoh in Egypt history and he was a prolific builder who liked to build extravagant things to show his power.
These photos don't do these statues justice, the statues in front of Ramses II tomb are huge.
I will spend one more day on Egypt tomorrow, there are a few more things I'd like to show, then we'll move on to the next ancient civilization. I'm sorry for neglecting my sports forum duties, but I just can't break the hold ancient history has on me right now. I'm trapped inside this thread, I find this stuff fascinating, the people that came before us, what life was like thousands of years ago. I want to know, I must know!
good. i can take next week to hopefully catch up! 😉
love this stuff, btw.
Yeah, I don't believe for a second that Israel Switt got them legally. Nothing about how he handled them suggests a man who acquired them legally.
The thread will probably be running for the rest of the month at this rate, I love this stuff too! 😂😂
Let's take a look at murals that the ancient Egyptians painted and drew. These are fascinating because they give us a look at what it was like to live thousands of years ago in this beautiful civilization.
This is an image from the tomb of Pharaoh Ramses IV, and it shows the Pharaoh being taken by the gods, symbolizing his death.
Them hieroglyphics sure was some weird looking chit.
I'm guessing that marijuana must have been legal in Egypt.
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I knew it. LOL
Ok, let's take a look at some murals that were painted by the ancient Egyptians, this gives us a look into there everyday lives. Check out these imags of their agricultural life.
How did the Great Pyramids hold up after the Transformers had an epic battle on the top of them?
Again, great thread DD.
Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying it, I've read a lot of books and watched a lot of documentaries over the years, and it's finally paying off! 😂😂
DD when i told you previously that CU pays $5 per post, $10 if it includes a pic...i'm sorry, i thought you knew i was just kidding.
Not that kind of paying off Steve, I mean it's paying off emotionally, like when a dog figures out that he can use the sofa to scratch his butt.
Ok, here are a few murals depicting the ancient Egyptians using boats.
Check out this depiction of eating bread, they ate bread!
This is insane, a depiction of the mummification process.
More mummification depictions.
Up next is a place I've always wanted to visit, the valley of the kings. This is a valley where the ancient Egyptians built tombs to bury their Pharaohs.
You can see the valley of the kings is a huge tourist attraction and you can see the openings to the entrance of various tombs.