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The Temple of Horus, Edfu  
   

The Temple of Horus, Edfu

Edfu to the Valley of the Kings

February 14th 2008
The next morning Janice's condition had improved slightly, the fever was down and she was able to make it out of bed to visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu. Dave, our tour leader, had 'arranged' (read bribed) the guard to let us in first so that we could get a few minutes to ourselves and look around in relative solitude. The temple was built in the Ptolemy period, but is important because it clos ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Valley of the Kings

Egyptian Flag The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more
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