CLA 3160 Lecture 1: Ancient Egypt 1
5 Nov 2016
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Greece was very interested in egypt. (greek and roman graffiti at philae) Alexander the great conquered egypt in bce which forced the egyptians to learn the greek language and be highly influenced by the greek culture. During this time mummy powder was very famous and on demand because of its supposedly magical powers that cured several illnesses. Jean francis champollion discovered the famous rosetta stone and was the first person to be able to decipher hieroglyphs. Rosetta stone was found during napoleon"s invasion to egypt. In this expedition, napoleon didn"t just take soldiers but scholars as well. They published a book called description d" egipt . Another explorer was geovanni belzoni, who is famous for discovering several archeological sites even though his methods were a little too aggressive, often even using dynamite to clear the path into the tombs. G. belzoni was also able to transport huge statues to england which brought egypt closer to the western world.
