Despite the greater antiquity of Egyptian civilisation, when we refer to Egyptian and Graeco-Roman cultures, we are generally referring to cultures that were contiguous, and the profound impact that Egyptian ideas had upon the Graeco-Roman world cannot be denied. In key respects, Egyptian views of the afterlife foreshadowed Graeco-Roman, Jewish, and early Christian conceptions, particularly in terms of the motif of post-mortem ascent. Although the channels of transmission have been lost in antiquity, the motif may still be sketched clearly enough in both cultures to suggest that Egypt was an important source for its expression. After some methodological considerations, this essay will trace the motif of ascent as it was manifested in Graeco...
The article attempts to examine anew two classical cases of alleged continuity of ancient Egyptian ...
The rich history from Ancient Egypt the old kingdom alone is extensive. The research that is within ...
It is very common to attribute to the Egyptians a great influence for the construction of the Hellen...
Despite the greater antiquity of Egyptian civilisation, when we refer to Egyptian and Graeco-Roman c...
Despite the greater antiquity of Egyptian civilisation, when we refer to Egyptian and Graeco-Roman c...
This thesis explores the Greco-Roman conquest of Egypt with a focus on the changes and continuities ...
UID/HIS/04666/2019The traditional pharaonic burial customs declined after the third century AD. Duri...
When Cleopatra VII Philopator took her own life after Egypt’s defeat at Actium an empire died as the...
Writing about Egyptian religion has typically focussed on what an ancient Egyptian believed, rather ...
When dealing with Isis, Serapis and the other members of the so-called ‘gens isiaca’, scholars have ...
The mummy shrouds, often overlooked or dissected into dichotomous parts because of their Hellenistic...
For nearly 4,000 years, the Egyptians interred their dead through the art of mummification. This pra...
Unlike in the New Testament whereby faith in Christ can resurrect the dead, the ancient Egyptians be...
This dissertation examines the image of the Egyptian priests of the Graeco-Roman period (3rd century...
This diachronic and synchronic analysis examines the poetics of funerary lament in Upper Egypt ($\sp...
The article attempts to examine anew two classical cases of alleged continuity of ancient Egyptian ...
The rich history from Ancient Egypt the old kingdom alone is extensive. The research that is within ...
It is very common to attribute to the Egyptians a great influence for the construction of the Hellen...
Despite the greater antiquity of Egyptian civilisation, when we refer to Egyptian and Graeco-Roman c...
Despite the greater antiquity of Egyptian civilisation, when we refer to Egyptian and Graeco-Roman c...
This thesis explores the Greco-Roman conquest of Egypt with a focus on the changes and continuities ...
UID/HIS/04666/2019The traditional pharaonic burial customs declined after the third century AD. Duri...
When Cleopatra VII Philopator took her own life after Egypt’s defeat at Actium an empire died as the...
Writing about Egyptian religion has typically focussed on what an ancient Egyptian believed, rather ...
When dealing with Isis, Serapis and the other members of the so-called ‘gens isiaca’, scholars have ...
The mummy shrouds, often overlooked or dissected into dichotomous parts because of their Hellenistic...
For nearly 4,000 years, the Egyptians interred their dead through the art of mummification. This pra...
Unlike in the New Testament whereby faith in Christ can resurrect the dead, the ancient Egyptians be...
This dissertation examines the image of the Egyptian priests of the Graeco-Roman period (3rd century...
This diachronic and synchronic analysis examines the poetics of funerary lament in Upper Egypt ($\sp...
The article attempts to examine anew two classical cases of alleged continuity of ancient Egyptian ...
The rich history from Ancient Egypt the old kingdom alone is extensive. The research that is within ...
It is very common to attribute to the Egyptians a great influence for the construction of the Hellen...