The Egyptians

The Lost Gods: The Egyptians

The ancient Egyptians were obsessed with divinity, death, the afterlife, and reincarnation. Visit Saqqara, south of Cairo, where the Egyptians learned the technique of mummification and built the first pyramid. Explore the ruins at Abydos, Karnak and Luxor, and Philae, the site of the last hieroglyphics and a little-known shrine to Egypt's lost gods.

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The Largest Single Building in the World

Discover ancient pyramids in the middle of the Cairo suburbs.