{"id":3923481,"date":"2026-01-07T19:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/7-secrets-of-ancient-egypt-you-probably-didnt-know\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:04:43","slug":"7-secrets-of-ancient-egypt-you-probably-didnt-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/7-secrets-of-ancient-egypt-you-probably-didnt-know\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Secrets Of Ancient Egypt You Probably Didn\u2019t Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The vast majority of us learned about ancient Egypt in elementary and high school, and it\u2019s likely that we all have the same basic set of references and images that come to mind when someone mentions the subject. Those are likely to be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pyramids<\/li>\n<li>The Great Sphinx<\/li>\n<li>King Tut<\/li>\n<li>Cleopatra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But while we may have the basics of ancient Egypt memorized enough to carry on a conversation about the subject, there are plenty of things most people don\u2019t know. Call them secrets or interesting trivia, but they\u2019ll probably surprise you.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s 10 secrets of ancient Egypt to wow your friends and relatives with:<\/p>\n<h5>1. Who really built the pyramids?<\/h5>\n<p>No, it wasn\u2019t slaves from Israel. As the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tenthingsof.com\/secret\/10-secrets-of-ancient-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fascinating website <em>Ten Things Of.com<\/em><\/a> notes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEgyptologists have determined that the Pyramids were built by paid Egyptian laborers. Evidence shows that around 20 \u2013 30,000 laborers were recruited from poor families around Egypt to complete the enormous construction over a period of 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42512\" style=\"width: 1387px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42512 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancient-code.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-1505.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 1505\" width=\"1387\" height=\"896\" title=\"7 Secrets Of Ancient Egypt You Probably Didn't Know 1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pyramids were build by Egyptians (Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQs4QyKnYMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5>2. Medicine<\/h5>\n<p>The Egyptians were so known for the medical knowledge that rulers from other nations would ask the pharaoh to send physicians to treat them and their loved ones:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDespite Egyptian doctors having an extensive knowledge of the medicinal properties of the plants around them, cures for ailments still included a magical spell.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5>3. A different Jesus<\/h5>\n<p>In 2013, an ancient Egyptian text was deciphered that told of the crucifixion of Jesus, but there were<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tenthingsof.com\/secret\/10-secrets-of-ancient-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> some unexpected changes<\/a> that will come as a surprise to most Christians:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cInstead of sharing his last supper with his 12 disciples, the text states that Jesus shared his last meal with Pontius Pilate, who offered to sacrifice his own son in order to save Jesus life. Even more shocking are the allegations in the text that Jesus was a shape shifter, with the ability to change from white to red or young to old.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42513\" style=\"width: 1394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42513 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancient-code.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-1506.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 1506\" width=\"1394\" height=\"895\" title=\"7 Secrets Of Ancient Egypt You Probably Didn't Know 2\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are some unexpected plots twists in the Egyptian story of Jesus (Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQs4QyKnYMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>4. The female pharaoh<\/h5>\n<p>Yes, there was a female pharaoh, and her name was Hatshepsut.\u00a0She came to the throne around 1478 BCE and Egypt enjoyed great peace and prosperity during her reign.<\/p>\n<p>But years after her death, almost all traces of her were erased from the country:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c20 years after her death, her successors began a campaign of erasing Hatshepsut from history. Statues of her were destroyed and her name was scraped off the buildings built under her rule.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42514\" style=\"width: 1411px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42514 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancient-code.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-1507.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 1507\" width=\"1411\" height=\"918\" title=\"7 Secrets Of Ancient Egypt You Probably Didn't Know 3\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hatshepsut was an excellent pharaoh, but those who came after her destroyed almost all traces of her reign (Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQs4QyKnYMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancient-code.com\/women-in-ancient-egypt-and-the-matriarchal-society-that-prospered-for-thousands-of-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women in ancient Egypt and the Matriarchal society that prospered for thousands of years<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>5. Feats of Strength<\/h5>\n<p>Did you know that the Egyptian pharaohs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tenthingsof.com\/secret\/10-secrets-of-ancient-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">had to prove<\/a> they were still able to be leader of their nation? It was an event known as Heb-Sed, which took place after a pharaoh had been in power for 30 years. But what they had to do sounds like something out of \u201cSeinfeld\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe ceremony, which once initiated took place every three years until the pharaoh\u2019s death, saw them dressed in a short kilt, with a bull\u2019s tail on their back, as they were forced to run as fast as possible around a race track.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size: 16px\">If you were unable to finish the race, you were sacrificed and replaced. If that doesn\u2019t give you performance anxiety, nothing will.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>6. The White Pyramids<\/h5>\n<p>Yes, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancient-code.com\/underwater-archaeologists-find-treasure-beneath-pyramids-of-egypts-black-pharaohs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pyramids<\/a> were originally white, and this was accomplished by plating the surface with white limestone that had been polished. When the sun would hit the pyramid, it would shine in the sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, time and natural events took the white sheen off the structures:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn 1301 CE, a massive earthquake hit Egypt and loosened many of the casting stones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe damage to the outer pyramids prompted rulers to reuse the stones to build mosques in Cairo. As impressive as it still looks, what can be seen now of the Great Pyramid of Giza is just its core structure.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42526\" style=\"width: 1411px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancient-code.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-1508.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 1508\" width=\"1411\" height=\"901\" title=\"7 Secrets Of Ancient Egypt You Probably Didn't Know 4\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imagine how incredible the pyramids must have looked when the sunlight hit the polished limestone (Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQs4QyKnYMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5>7. Sunken Cities<\/h5>\n<p>Thonis-Heracleion, which was one of the greatest cities of ancient Egypt, was missing for 1,000 years. It was rediscovered a couple of decades ago. Turns out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tenthingsof.com\/secret\/10-secrets-of-ancient-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it was underwater<\/a> all along:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cArchaeologists excavating the site have found a host of perfectly preserved pillars of hieroglyphics, as well as statues of Greek Gods and rulers depicted in the fashion of Egyptian pharaohs. It is thought that the discovery of the lost city will transform our understanding of the deep connection between the ancient civilizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As you can tell from looking at this list, the things we thought we knew about Egyptian history are outweighed by the many mysteries we didn\u2019t know about until now.<\/p>\n<p><em>For even more mysteries about ancient Egypt, take a look at this<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQs4QyKnYMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> incredible video from Alltime10s:<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>YouTube Video Here: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQs4QyKnYMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQs4QyKnYMQ<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Featured Image Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQs4QyKnYMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube Screenshot<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancient-code.com\/7-secrets-of-ancient-egypt-you-probably-didnt-know\/\" target=\"_blank\">Go to Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>The vast majority of us learned about ancient Egypt in elementary and high school, and it\u2019s likely that we all have the same basic set of references and images that come to mind when someone mentions the subject. Those are likely to be:<\/p>\n<p> Pyramids The Great Sphinx King Tut Cleopatra <\/p>\n<p>But while we may [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3923481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ancient-code","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3923481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3923481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3923481\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3923481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3923481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3923481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}