Old Neko: Fact of the Day: Pharaoh Alexander

Friday, June 20, 2014

Fact of the Day: Pharaoh Alexander

After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, he was seen as a hero and many thought of him as the son of the Egyptian god Amun. Alexander was okay with this as Amun was considered as the Egyptian version of Zeus. He also became Egypt's pharaoh.

19 comments:

Weekend-Windup said...: Happy to know about the fact!; June 20, 2014 at 12:36 AM
Pilar Domínguez said...: Interesting man! Now I am considering watching the film of his life tonight. Kisses:); June 20, 2014 at 4:09 AM
Jade Wright said...: Egyptian history has always fascinated me... I can't wait to one day go and see the pyramids and experience the country x

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Dascha said...: Wow, that is interesting! The history of Egypt is so interesting!

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www.its-dash.com; June 20, 2014 at 4:49 AM
dopdavid said...: Egyptian and Persian history is fascinating, and often very different when told from each perspective!; June 20, 2014 at 5:27 AM
Optimistic Existentialist said...: My college had a class on Egyptian history and I always wished I had taken it as an elective.; June 20, 2014 at 7:08 AM
Margaret D said...: Ancient places do have wonderful history.; June 20, 2014 at 7:51 AM
Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...: History is quite fascinating!; June 20, 2014 at 8:30 AM
DEZMOND said...: he was a crazy man for sure.... Big ego big evil....; June 20, 2014 at 8:33 AM
Dana said...: Happy Friday!; June 20, 2014 at 8:56 AM
Bob Bushell said...: He gets around........; June 20, 2014 at 9:14 AM
Debra She Who Seeks said...: I've always liked that mosaic portrait of Alexander. The art looks very modern to me although of course it is not.; June 20, 2014 at 9:22 AM
Selvaggia Capizzi said...: I liked him a lot!
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Christine said...: Interesting fact!; June 20, 2014 at 10:11 AM
Pat Hatt said...: Not a bad parent to have, status wise; June 20, 2014 at 10:26 AM
Holy Ghost Writer said...: That is one god I never heard of; June 20, 2014 at 10:58 AM
RaeAbigael said...: awesome! :); June 20, 2014 at 1:46 PM
stephen Hayes said...: Yep. Only he wasn't interested in staying in Egypt.; June 20, 2014 at 3:46 PM
Theresa Mahoney said...: I agree with Dezzy. Big ego!; June 20, 2014 at 11:52 PM

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