Elephantine Island and Aswan: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Egyptian Sites

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of ancient Egyptian civilization was its inception from the ground up, as the ancient Egyptians had no prior civilization which they could use as a template. In fact, ancient Egypt itself became a template for the civilizations that followed. The Greeks and the Romans were so impressed with Egyptian culture that they often attributed many attributes of their own culture¿usually erroneously¿to the Egyptians. With that said, some minor elements of ancient E...