Showing posts with label ancient egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ancient egypt. Show all posts

Friday, March 31, 2023

old

 


Born 69 BCE, Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the mobile phone in 1973 than to the construction of the pyramids circa 2780 BCE. 

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Saturday, October 8, 2022

trouble-free



Papyrus depicting Cleopatra VII sitting on her throne

Relatively little changed for 3000 years in Ancient Egypt [3100 BCE-30 BCE] e.g. the wheel was adopted late and was not used in the construction of the pyramids. Secondary sources claim it was a time of relative happiness.

Saturday, December 4, 2021

e·qui·poise



noun

      balance of forces or interests.

verb

        balance or counterbalance (something).