DAYSCHOOL: Egypt: 7000 Years of History In A Day!
With Sarah Griffiths, Deputy Editor, Ancient Egypt Magazine
When boy king Tutankhamun came to the throne in around 1336 BC, the pyramids were already ancient history, over 1000 years old, and Cleopatra would not appear on the scene for more than a thousand years later.
Ancient Egyptian history stretches over a vast period of time – from the earliest prehistoric hunter gatherers to the Arab conquest and beyond and is peppered with fascinating pharaohs, monumental building, wars, invasions and conquests, the development of writing and literature, amazing advances in technology and medical treatment, tomb raiders and treasure seekers and great archaeological discoveries.
In this study day we will chart the entire span of 7000 years to build to a complete timeline of ancient Egyptian history, from Predynastic pots to pyramids, warrior kings to murdering queens, through feasts, floods, famine and pharaohs, mummies and monuments, gods and goddesses, ascendency and assassination, death and divinity, providing a broad overview of Egyptian history through a closer study of the key people, monuments and events of each period – ideal for beginners and for those wishing to bring perspective and context to their knowledge of this ancient civilisation.
Saturday, 24th October, 2015
Time: 10.30am– 4.30pm.
Venue:
Cross Street Chapel
Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL
Bookings and further details: bit.ly/7000Years or www.mancent.org.uk
Egypt at the Manchester Museum 