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        been enveloped with mystery, the people of the river...The people of the 
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        Egypt. A special attention has been given to the texts and to the design 
        of the site. Any ideas about improvements, new subjects, new pictures 
        are welcome as I want to offer the best of Egypt to my visitors. Enjoy 
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    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Cleopatra 
        VII: she 
        wanted to become empress of the world and she almost achieved it. She 
        is the last pharaoh.
   Thutmose 
        III: after 
        Hatshepsut's peaceful reign, Thutmose incredibly extends Egypt's borders 
        and become the greatest Egyptian conqueror ever.  Napoleon: 
        the ambitious French emperor led a disastrous military campaign in Egypt 
        but gave a new birth to egyptology.
  Champollion: 
        he was the 
        first to discover the meaning of the Egyptian hieroglyphs. After his discovery, 
        Egypt became an open book for archaeologists.
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    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  The 
        pyramids: more 
        than 80 pyramids have been discovered so far. What were those huge buildings 
        made for ? How were they built ?
  The 
        Pharos: the 
        mythical lighthouse of Alexandria collapsed during the 14th century after 
        several earthquakes. It has been rediscovered some years ago.
  The 
        necropolis: rediscovered 
        in the 90's, the Greek necropolis in Alexandria hides many treasures.
  Nubian 
        fortresses: the 
        Egyptians built fortresses that were much bigger than those built in the 
        Middle-Ages.
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    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Religion: 
        the ancient 
        Egyptians had an elaborated religious system which influenced each aspects 
        of their everyday life.
  Death: 
        Egyptians 
        weren't obsessed by death, they were obsessed by life. Death was an open 
        door to a new life.
  Mystery: 
        a new generation 
        of archaeologists say that Egyptians have inherited some knowledge from 
        a vanished civilization.
  Woman: 
        Women 
        had a very important position in the Egyptian society: role, family, sex, 
        politics and religion.
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    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Picture 
        gallery: more 
        than 80 high quality pictures classified by subject.
  Books: 
        interesting books about Egypt at very low prices. A search engine to find 
        any book about any subject.
  Links: 
        links classified by subjects. You can add your Egyptian site for free.
  Guestbook: 
        if you like or hate this site, take some of your time to fill in my guestbook.
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