Tag: ancient civilization
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Ancient Egyptian religion represents the indigenous spiritual practices of ancient Egypt, spanning from the predynastic era in the 4th millennium BCE to the decline of traditional religious culture in the early centuries CE. While it’s essential to consider the historical context and significant events, an understanding of Egyptian religion can be approached through its deeply…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses an impressive collection of around 30,000 pieces of ancient Egyptian art, spanning from approximately 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A notable portion of this collection is the result of the museum’s three decades of archaeological endeavors in Egypt, which began in 1906 due to a rising interest…
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Greek mythology encompasses a rich body of narratives concerning deities, heroes, and cultural rituals among the ancient Greeks and persists as a vital component of Classical antiquity. While some philosophers, like Plato in the 5th–4th century BCE, acknowledged the fictional aspects of these tales, the general populace perceived them as truthful accounts. Over centuries, Greek…