Friday, September 22, 2023

Ancient explanations for Egypt's pyramids

Voices of the Past, Sept. 17, 2023; Pat Macpherson, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Five oldest descriptions of the pyramids
(Voices of the Past) Huge thanks to @drraoulmclaughlin7423 for his work compiling the sources from: Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus, Strabo, Pliny the Elder, Travels of Egeria. Edited by Luiz Murphy. Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza. Herodotus section art by Bilal. Erlangga art by Alex Stoica. Pyramid photo credits: commons.wikimedia.org (creative commons license).
  1. 00:00 Herodotus (454 BC)
  2. 04:40 D. Siculus - Greek visiting Egypt (60 BC)
  3. 09:32 Strabo - Greco-Roman with the Roman army (20 BC)
  4. 13:18 Pliny the Elder - Roman Historian (77 AD)
  5. 18:06 Egeria - Roman Christian (381 AD)
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