[blam]

Professor Robert Schoch, in his book, Voyages Of The Pyramid Builders, states that Mexico has more pyramids that all the rest of the world combined.

[blam]

GGG Ping.

[Slump Tester]

I've heard of this guy, but I don't know about any black Pharoahs.

[Wilhelm Tell]

There is an article called “The Black Pharoahs” in the February 2008 issue of National Geographic. Egypt has a long history of being taken over and ruled by foreigners.

[Between the Lines]

[SunkenCiv]

Black Pharaohs
National Geographic | February 2008 | Robert Draper
Posted on 01/21/2008 2:49:03 PM EST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1957204/posts

[Between the Lines]

[SunkenCiv]

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[norton]

Maybe should have been subtitled "which country had the most itty-bitty piramid shaped grave stones?"
My garage has four walls and a roof - I don't often compare it to Mount Vernon.

As to the history presented in the ariticle:

"Kushite holy priests used to hold unlimited power, to the extent that they were authoritative enough to declare, through claimed divine intervention, that the king's reign should come to an end and he would have to take his own life, a practice better known as Ritual Death. When they approached King Arkamani with such a story, the king simply killed them, banned the ritual and moved the capital.

It's nice to read about reasonable and decisive government for a change.

[gleeaikin]

Interesting bit of history about Egyptian/Nubian relations.

When Tutmosis III died around 1470 BC, after a reign of about 90 years, his successor Amenhotep II immediately had to deal with restless tributary states. There was a well established overlordship in relations to the Middle East, including the areas of Israel and Palestine. When these rebelled, Amenhotep made several annual war trips there to convince them that rebellion was not an option. In the process he brought leaders back to Egypt, beheaded some, hung their bodies over the side of his boats and took trips up the Nile to show the Nubians what happens if you fight Egypt. Things were quiet in Nubia as a result, if I remember correctly.

I have hypothesized that Moses came from the court of Tutmoses III and Hatshepsut the queeen, and fled from Amenhotep II. The 40 years in the desert may have been to avoid capture. Moses could have finally received word that Amenhotep II was dead after a 30 some year reign. Then again he could have earlier fled the court of Tutmoses III after Hatshepsut died and Tutmoses III went on a campaign to eradicate her name and fame, and conquer the Middle East with some 17 campaigns there. Still hunting for info.