Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koine Greek Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ, lit. "Cleopatra father-loving goddess" [Note 4]) lived from 69 BC–30 BC and was queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, the last active Hellenistic pharaoh [Note 5].
Her first language was Koine Greek, and she is the only Ptolemaic ruler known to have learned the Egyptian language, among eight others [Note 7].
After her death, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire, marking the end of the Hellenistic period in the Mediterranean, which had begun during the reign of Alexander (336–323 BC) [Note 8]. More
Ancient World Artifacts: The Mysterious and Bizarre
(YouTube Movies & TV) Free with ads TV-14. There are many mysteries in ancient India, with fascinating temples and legends. There are also 10 Lesser-Known Pyramids on Earth. Explore pyramids around the world that are even more mysterious than those in Egypt as well as bizarre "Alien" archaeological artifacts that defy comprehension. Ancient World Artifacts: The Mysterious and Bizarre
Africa has poster children of prototypical earthling pyramids (and on exoplanets like Mars)
Praveen Mohan fresh from The Cosmic Summit is on the trail of pyramids in deeply Theravada Buddhist Thailand, ancient Siam, in Southeast Asia. There is much to see in this friendly country. Here's a list of world heritage sites in Thailand. Today, we're exploring Si Thep Historical Park. There's already a massive Buddhist temple in Indonesia (Java), declared the largest excavated Buddhist temple in the world, called Borobudur. There's a much larger and older pyramid in Indonesia, one the size of a mountain. Now, science says humans did not build it. And science still can't wrap its head around the possibly more massive pyramids of Bosnia.
China hides many pyramids. And what country has the most number of pyramids? No, it's not Egypt. It might be Mexico/Mesoamerica when all is said and done, but the current count it is Nubia, modern Sudan.
Watch this video before Christmas and life will change forever
(Agrippa's Diary) Dec. 22, 2024: Christmas is a modern celebration deeply rooted in ancient pagan rituals and esoteric traditions symbolizing the eternal cycle of death [moving toward he light], darkness, and rebirth.
Its customs echo practices from ancient civilizations like Babylon, Egypt, and Rome, which honored the victory of light over darkness, the renewal of life, and the promise of spiritual transformation. [After all, in Christianity, one has to die first to get to heavenly paradise or misery unutterable.] These traditions, from the evergreen tree as a symbol of eternal life to the feasts of Saturnalia and the rebirth of Sol Invictus, reflect humanity’s enduring relationship with the cycles of nature and the cosmos.
Over time, these themes were woven into Christian narratives, where Christ became the light of the world, mirroring the sun’s return after the winter solstice.
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01:43 Marduk, Chaos, and the First Celebration of Light
03:44 Osiris, Horus, and the Return of Light
05:38 Saturnalia, Sol Invictus, and the Birth of the Unconquered
08:00 Christ, the Sun, and the Sacred Light
10:38 Amanita Muscaria and the Origins of Santa Claus
13:48 Conclusion and Practical Advice for Honoring the Christmas Ritual
16:03 Outro
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The Deeper, Spiritual Meaning of the Winter Solstice | Through Ancient History
(Sakro Sawel) This is a stunning visual journey through the ancient multicultural sites, traditions, and myths of the winter solstice to discover their deeper spiritual meaning and their relevance today.
Did you know that winter solstice was the most celebrated religious occasion in ancient history and still is even today?
This video explores the celebration of the sun and the winter solstice throughout history. Watch the winter solstice sun rise along the grand avenue of Karnak in Egypt, the largest temple complex in the world.
CONTENTS
00:00 – Introduction
01:45 – What is the Winter Solstice?
02:35 – Spirituality in Nature
03:31 – Journey of the Sun God
04:37 – Winter Solstice Celebrations
07:38 – Winter Solstice Alignments
10:07 – Karnak Temple Alignment
12:58 – The Principles of Creation
15:19 – Luxor Temple Symbolism
16:09 – Glastonbury Tor Meaning
17:33 – Newgrange Symbolism
18:53 – Great Pyramids Solstice Alignment
19:28 – Tiwanaku Symbolism
20:42 – The Dark Half of Duality
21:31 – Birth of the Hero Savior
22:35 – Jesus and the Hidden Meaning of Christmas
26:01 – Conclusion
27:31 – Where to Learn More
27:57 – Image and Video Credits
View a beam of solstice sunlight enter the hidden inner chamber of the giant megalithic mound site of Newgrange in Ireland.
Travel through these and tens of other ancient sites from around the world, some Buddhist, others American, while learning about the ancient symbolic meaning they had to their builders.
We also look at the deeper spiritual meaning of Xmas, the world’s biggest celebration held around the winter solstice as Christ-mass.
The winter solstice was the largest religious occasion in ancient times and remains so. Many ancient cultures throughout the world venerated the sun at the winter solstice. Millions still honor it according to their ancient traditions, and billions celebrate Christmas at the time of winter solstice, although its deeper significance has largely been lost.
Why is the winter solstice such an important event and what is its spiritual meaning? We explain how winter solstice was an important part of an ancient religion of the sun that spread to different parts of the world in prehistory.
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The Red Pyramid makes no sense | Exploring three interior chambers | Megalithomania
(MegalithomaniaUK) Nov. 28, 2024: The Red Pyramid of Dahshur, Egypt, is said to be the third pyramid built by Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu, between 2575–2563 BC. (It is the third largest in Egypt). Its red color comes from the reddish limestone, although it was once covered in white tura limestone (like the nearby Bent Pyramid).
In this video Hugh Newman explores the three known inner chambers, questioning what it may have been used for -- an industrial chemical factory, producing ammonia for fertilizer to make the land fertile and productive for a large population? He is joined by Andrew Collins and Yousef Awyan and interviews Geoffrey Drumm of @thelandofchem, who explains his theory on how it could have been used to produce ammonia.
The remarkable corbel-vaulted ceilings and intricate stonework suggest this was built by master masons. The unusual third chamber is higher than the other two and originally had no clear access, with rough-hewn cyclopean blocks revealed beneath the floor, which John Anthony West suggested could have once been exposed to the elements due to the weathering on them. (This pyramid, like the others, was built on a far older mound).
The team also look at the mortuary temple and the remains of the pyramidion that was once on top of the structure.
Hindus [and Buddhists] in ancient America? Shocking discoveries in Grand Canyon
(Harry Sahota) July 23, 2024: Are Native Americans of Indian origin? If not, why is the American government scared to reveal the discovery of an underground city and advanced civilization in the Grand Canyon?
The Canyon's Egyptian names are just for fun
Episode 6, the "Lost Cities of the Ancient World," uncovers the incredible story of the Smithsonian's G.E. Kincaid and his mysterious find in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
In 1909, G.E. Kincaid, an explorer working for the Smithsonian Museum, set out on a final expedition to explore the Grand Canyon.
After arriving and speaking with locals, he learned of hidden mysteries, treasures, and an underground city said to be full of Egyptian hieroglyphs and East Indian statues (the Buddha).
With rumors abounding that the U.S. government would soon restrict access to this entire area, Kincaid seized this last opportunity to investigate.
While navigating the Colorado River, Kincaid discovered strange sedimentary rocks and a hidden cave entrance high up from the shore. Entering, he found carved markings on the walls, indicating previous human habitation.
As he ventured deeper, he encountered passageways leading in various directions, with walls adorned with what seemed to be ancient language symbols.
Local tribes had mentioned a secret underground city, said to have been discovered by their ancestors. Fascinated, Kincaid continued exploring, finding over 100 rooms containing copper and clay utensils and weapons. Among the artifacts, he discovered a Buddha statue sitting cross-legged, holding a lotus or lily flower.
Realizing the enormity of his find, Kincaid sent artifacts and a letter to the Smithsonian Museum. The museum quickly dispatched Professor S.A. Jordan and a team of experts.
Jordan's team found evidence of a sophisticated society, including kitchen areas, large granaries, and dining rooms. They estimated that around 500 people once lived there.
As they delved more deeply, they found a cavernous hall full mummies, all male, possibly warriors. The resemblance of some artifacts to those of ancient Indian and Egyptian civilizations baffled the team.
Despite their efforts, their research remained incomplete due to dangerous areas within the cave.
Written records not good enough
News of the discovery leaked, leading to a lengthy article being published in the Arizona Gazette. The American government swiftly intervened, halting research, sealing off the area, and making it a restricted zone, which it remains.
Kincaid and Jordan were mysteriously disappeared, and the Smithsonian Museum denied any records of their existence or expeditions. This contradicted the local newspaper reports and local claims about the Smithsonian confiscating giant's skeleton found at the site.
In 2009, the Smithsonian dismissed the Arizona Gazette's article as make believe, but many believe the government is hiding something.
The area remains under restriction with no exploration allowed (as is the case with the majority of the Grand Canyon that requires permits to visit that are never granted, with debates and theories about the true nature of Kincaid's discovery continuing to this day.
What do you think about this story? Is it a fabrication, or is there something the U.S. government is hiding? Share comments.
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A privately owned California cave, kept secret for decades, now shares its mysteries
Enter if you dare. Live in a cave tiny home.
(SF Gate) A visit to Black Chasm Cave promises history, rarities, and maybe a spider. Look inside this privately owned site in Volcano, California.
SF Gate Managing Editor Katie Dowd, June 16, 2024: The first person to peer into the 18-inch crack in an Amador["Lover"] County hillside got quite the surprise. The gap swallowed the sunlight, exhaling sweet, cool air.
Translucent pillars flushed orange in the glow of weak candlelight. Deeper inside, the cavern held secrets, treasures, and creatures that would be found — and forgotten — over the next 170 years.
Black Chasm Cavern is one of Earth’s rarest creations full of gems. Although the Indigenous people of California likely stumbled onto it long before, the first recorded sighting was in the 1850s when the hills around Volcano, a hamlet about an hour east of California's capital, Sacramento, were crawling with gold miners.
What did cavemen do in caverns? Dream?
One of them stumbled onto that 18-inch crack. After the disappointment that it held no gold subsided, he saw a new opportunity: tourism. [Why should everyone be limited to Calabasas Caverns?]
Early goldminers became tourist guide, giving candle tours for a "pinch" of gold. But it was a scam: Midway, deep in the cave, they would blow out the candle and demand another pinch to guide adventurers to the exit.
Guides at Black Chasm Cavern today tell visitors the story of how the first chamber ended up in its present state. After descending a tight, steep set of stairs, explorers find themselves in a space filled with blunt stalactites.
The best European archaeology is in Spain.
Each stalactite takes thousands of years to form as water slowly drips down [depositing minerals in their wake]. In a moment, gold miners destroyed them, chipping off the tips to take home as souvenirs.
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Explore natural cave, Black Chasm in Volcano, California | A Bartell's Backroads Pit Stop
(ABC10) Sept. 27, 2019: National Natural Landmark Black Chasm in Volcano, California, is a great pit stop to make during a road trip. An hour east of Sacramento, go caving – known as spelunking – at this natural cave. ABC10's John Bartell visits this underground wonder on at journey to the backroads.
Destination California: Back to Black Chasm Cavern
(FOX40 News) June 14, 2022: Fox40's Melanie visits Black Chasm Cavern in the woodlands and wine country of Amador County, northeast California, Land (and Underworld) of the Miwa Tribe.
Mom and me in Boyden Cave, California
Boyden Cavern and the wild cave exit in Kings Canyon National Park
(Through My Lens) Nov. 29, 2020: Boyden Cavern is located deep in the heart of Kings Canyon National Park. We got a chance to visit the cave in 2020, and it was a really fun experience. The cave is only open seasonally but make sure to do the tour if you get the chance. Read more about it here: californiathroughmylens.com/b...
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Who was the architect in Taiwan who thought of Mahabodhi Temples and a pyramid?
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Balloons really fly over Bagan as best way to see
The most memorable time to see the ancient site of Bagan is at sunrise or sunset, when the ancient peaks of this sprawling temple complex (filled with many Buddhist monuments, temples, and a thousand+ stupas) are illuminated by a soft glow.
They can best be seen in the morning by hot air balloon, but we rented a bike and drove around from ancient ruin to ruin to well-kept temple, at least one of which was like a European castle made of stone.
This living archeological site, which sits on the fertile plains of the Irrawaddy River delta, is composed of more than 1,000 red-brick temples, pagodas, palaces, and Buddhist monasteries, which were built between 1057 and 1287 AD.
Sadly in 2016, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the site, and 185 of the buildings were damaged, with restoration work continuing to this day. It was the Pagan (\puh-gone\ not \pay-gan\) Empire, circa 1210.
[The reason there are so many is that the Burmese Theravada Buddhists learned that they could make merit by building a Buddhist monastery or monument. So they competed with one another so that ever villager of means began construction to ensure the future with good karma.]
Proof the ETs planned and built these structures: the presence of vast amounts of liquid mercury under a Chinese Buddhist tomb site, the Mexican pyramid site at Teotihuacan (40 miles from modern Mexico City), and at least one ancient Egyptian pyramid. Ancient humans mined and moved super toxic mercury for its value in energy production?
The wonders of Angkor in Cambodia, once the world's largest city
Cambodian (Khmer) Theravada Buddhist monks still use the grand monastery (Angkor Wat)
The walls, levels, peaks, and geometry represent the Buddhist universe with its many worlds
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Buddhist Angkor (Khmer language អង្គរ, lit. "Capital City"), also known as Yasodhara-pura (Khmer យសោធរបុរៈ, Sanskrit यशोधरपुर) [1, 2], was the capital city of the Khmer Empire in the Cambodian jungle.
The city and empire flourished from approximately the 9th to the 15th centuries. The city center houses the great temple-monastery Angkor Wat, one of Cambodia's most popular tourist attractions.
These walls represent the four quarters of the sky (akasha) and the heavens (sagga) above.
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The geometric arrangement is visible to the godlings (devas)
The name Angkor is derived from nokor (នគរ), a Khmer word meaning "kingdom," which in turn derived from Sanskrit nagara (नगर), meaning "city" [3].
The Angkorian period began in AD 802, when the Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declared himself a "universal monarch" (chakravartin) and "god-king" (deva-raja, melding church and state like the Dalai Lama system once did in Tibet before China overthrew it) and lasted until the late 14th century, first falling under Ayutthayan suzerainty in 1351.
A Khmer rebellion against Siamese (Thai) authority resulted in the 1431 sacking of Angkor by Ayutthaya, causing its population to migrate south to Longvek.
The alternate name, Yasodharapura, was derived from the name of the foster mother of Lord Krishna in Hinduism [which is also the name of Prince Siddhartha's wife before he became the Buddha].
Hinduism -- which had swallowed and melded itself with Buddhism by this time -- was the largest religion in the ancient Khmer Empire, and many temples were constructed by Khmer kings dedicated to Hindu deities, including Angkor Wat. More: Angkor
This tiered motif represents a hierarchical arrangement of heavens (deva lokas)
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The great pyramid temple of Java, Indonesia: Borobudur, the largest excavated site
This Buddhist-Hindu masterpiece is the largest excavated Buddhist temple in the world. There is a larger temple complex underground in Mes Aynak, Afghanistan (ancient Gandhara) but that may stay underground due to the US war on Afghanistan's economy and chance of recovery, leaving it wholly dependent on outside investors from China.
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From the Buddhist empires of Indonesia (Java), India, Burma, Cambodia to the Greek kingdoms Buddhist Bactria and Europe to Africa (Egypt), to China, to Mexico and the Mayan sites of modern Mesoamerica and the Indigenous dwellings of the Americas, these breathtaking ruins offer a fascinating insight into how some of the world’s oldest cultures lived. Here are 30 ancient sites that any history lover should visit at least once in their lifetime.
The Buddhist-Hindu temple above, with Buddhas in bells atop it, is called Borobudur, Java, Indonesia (Adel Newman/Shutterstock). One would be hard-pressed to find a more stunning sight than sunrise over Buddhist Borobudur (with the exception of the larger sites of formerly Buddhist Afghanistan or ancient Gandhara), with Mount Merapi rising up in the background. This impressive structure, located in Central Java, is the world’s largest (excavated) Buddhist temple. It was built between AD 778 and 850, under the Shailendra dynasty. (It needed to be excavated because invading Muslims could neither explain how Buddhists and Hindus built it nor could they tear it down, so they buried it in mud, and it was forgotten for many years. Then one day a British surveyor arrived with a map, looked around, and said, "That mountain does not belong there." He climbed it, dug into it, and rediscovered it for all humanity. It was cleansed of the caked mud and plants, revealing wonders that can hardly be explained today. It is so level and all made of stone without mortar or cement. How? Even with a laser level, it would be an impressive feat to build it now.] It’s thought that the ancient kingdom was used for only two centuries before volcanic activity from Merapi, between AD 928 and 1006, led Buddhist monks to abandon the sacred site. Today, it’s best visited with a guide, who can be hired for about 50,000 Indonesian rupees (US$3.22).
We are lied to. Much is kept from us. Which country has the most pyramids? No, not Egypt. Not Mexico. It is Syria. (Who even knew there were any there? If there are 167 Egyptian pyramids, there are about 220 ancient Syrian ones. Yet, we do not remember ever being shown even one of them).
The latest discovery of a Buddhist pyramid (square stupa) is in Central Asia, near Afghanistan.
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The largest pyramid in the world? Egypt? No, not even close. The largest is in Cholula, Mexico. But there are likely larger ones in Bosnia and Indonesia, super ancient sites the size of mountains. We are not allowed to believe in those. They certainly look like pyramids from a distance. Closer up it is not as clear. They are so old they have crumbled and are overgrown. But at least in Bosnia, there is a tunnel system underneath, just as we find in Cholula, Mexico, and Egypt.
Modern Buddhist Taiwan has built the latest Buddhist pyramid with a giant Buddha behind.
Borobudur, Indonesia, in the mist, topped by many small hollow stupas with Buddhas inside.
These are the archeological remains of a mountain-sized pyramid in Indonesia.
Science is having a hard time accepting that the ancients could have built something this big.
Because Buddhist missionaries arrived in Mexico and California, the pyramids here suggest a connection to other empires and even distant ancient Egyptians who built in the Grand Canyon.
There was once a single worldwide culture connecting most if not all human groups.
The alignments and perfection of Borobudur cannot be explained, and no mortar was used.
The Borobudur site has a map of all its many surprises as it was laid out like an Angkor Wat.
Giant Amitabha Buddha overlooking pyramid
The grand architecture of the layout is only visible from sky-vehicles (vimanas)
This is an overview of the latest discovery, a square (yantra, mandala) pyramid (Newsweek)
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