The Fall Of Ancient Egypt: How Enemies Exploited Egypt's Decline | Immortal Egypt | Odyssey

Joann discovers how Egypt's enemies exploited a country weakened by internal strife, ultimately leading to its destruction. Joann leaves Egypt and journeys south to Sudan where she finds the remarkable story of the forgotten Nubian Kings.
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[@feliciagaffney1998]

I wish this series was presented in order in the playlist. Or numbered in the title. It would make things a hell of a lot easier to follow. This is a great series! Just knowing the right order would make it perfect.

[@LolaOpheliac]

Watch the "Immortal Egypt : The Definitive Ancient Egypt Documentary" it has all the videos put together in the correct order.

[@emilycampbell6375]

Seeing Joann so happy when she saw the ancient Egyptian relief put a smile on my face, I think more documentaries could do with a bit more of that, in some I've seen in the past the host seemed like they just wanted to go home the entire time :p

[@Noortje394]

Lmaoooo🤣

[@kenkloiber2989]

I am going to watch everyone of her commentaries.Her passion & excitement is contagious..The way they are presented is so good.💥👍

[@TheMisterMonkeyman]

Professor Joann's passion and excitement for things Egyptian is so enjoyable and contagious. Much the same as flint and digging is for Phil from Time Team.Thank you for posting these. Peace.

[@larryzigler6812]

Much the same as all the others at Time Team too !!!!

[@TheMisterMonkeyman]

@@larryzigler6812 Very true. Peace.

[@larryzigler6812]

@@TheMisterMonkeyman ☮

[@lynnedunn4964]

Yes exactly!! I love both of them... Anything with Prof. Joanne or Phil.‼️‼️🤣😆🤣

[@atomicblonde9667]

Iagree

[@jordansam]

“One of the worst sandstorms in years” * *walks casually* *

[@tonyfaulcon4156]

You aresuch a talented gifted historian. Its bigger than literature. Its spiritual. May you be blessed to keep in in the hearts.peace

[@fihimafihi]

This documentary is as beautiful as it gets

[@gaylaroof612]

Just binged watched this series, & have so enjoyed it. Joanne is so enthusiastic , how can you not catch her enthusiasm! Its been great, & eye opening

[@davidpanjanaden4818]

Her passion is everything

[@doberman1ism]

This knowledge of ancient Egypt fulfills my soul and protects my heart. Blessings to everyone both here and in the hereafter.

[@justing1474]

Shame so much she says is wrong tho 😎

[@vsznry]

black people, especially black americans, cannot claim ownership/ancestry over Ancient Egyptian culture. No... You waz not. Kushites were there for like 2 minutes of Egypts History. @@justing1474

[@glenncurley680]

I traveled all over Egypt in the 70's from Alexandria to Aswan. A very fascinating place for sure!

[@wubshetdemissie2933]

Dear Professor Joann, Thank you for a wonderful narration on one of the most iconic locations in Africa. Though I was born in Ethiopia, As an African, and a desperate seeker of the self and my ancestry, I am proud to call Egypt as my home. So it brings me joy to see it exposed to the rest of the world who is still convinced that Africa was a dark continent before colonizers overtook it, and had no civilization. I am however forced to disagree with your depiction of the kushites as a separate entity to Egypt, and its civilization. You see, before the three were divided, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia all lived in harmony as one united kingdom ruled by a single pharaoh. History books written by our African historians, describe that every risen pharaoh, no matter where he arose, respected all his subjects and treated their gods as if they were his own. No belittling, no mockery. And there were a lot of marital and filial relationships between the three. So as a result, you may say that the kushites were never haunted by Egypt's own culture, but rejuvenated their own, and brought it back to its former glory. The kushites were the son's of nubia, and so were egyptian pharaohs. Long live Nubia. Again, Thank you!

[@malchir4036]

What on earth are you talking about, it's Sub-Saharan Africa that had barely any civilization and was still Iron age until a few centuries ago, not Northern Africa or its expands.

[@wubshetdemissie2933]

@@malchir4036 Hello friend! I think we can all agree that all civilizations have been found around river basins. Now I'm not exactly clear on what you're trying to emphasize, That Africa was never a place of civilization, or just Nubia, but I can definitely tell you that you are wrong on both. What on EARTH I'm talking about is the cultural and ethnical brotherhood of these 3 countries and their sharing of them as one unified entity. If you're not aware of this then I can understand, and possibly, recommend a few resources which might help you better understand the roots of these sovereign countries. Piankhi, the first Kushite pharaoh of Nubia was born of an Egyptian pharaoh and a Nubian mother, and despite his torture after his father's murder, he rose to kingship nevertheless and was crowned and pictured as one of the greatest pharaohs. There's no way to differentiate him, unless you read the hieroglyphs on the scriptures. What I'm trying to say is whatever their internal differences, these 3 countries were always one, and hopefully they will be again some day. And if what you're trying to say is these countries were never civilized, I suggest you go back in time and read up on their history, as it's the merchants of Nubia who developed early mathematics and accounting systems as a ways to do business with Yemen and the far east. These and so many more make the "Sub-Saharan" countries, which you described as uncivilized, CIVILIZED. Thanks for your comment.

[@burntbronze.9082]

@@malchir4036 when are you the descendants of people who go about stealing artifacts that belongs to sub Saharan Africa. In all your museums. When are you going to return them. People who claim superiority over other people should have been able to create all these artifacts that white people stole from Africa. What stopped your ancestors from creating their own artifacts. BringBackOurArtifacts.

[@malchir4036]

@@burntbronze.9082 The people those artifacts belonged to are long dead. They're not yours just because you live in the same area. Also, I'm not British, and the British musea are very willing to loan out their artefacts. Also, this is not about racial superiority, no race is superior by default. It's about history rather than pseudo-history. The Kush dynasty reigned during the third Intermediate Period after the Bronze Age Collapse, not during Egypts primes. Egypt wasn't their "home", they conquered it. It's where the name Kush Empire comes from.

[@rania.f6421]

Another delusional individual

[@hotstepper887]

Joann's own passion and love of Egypt's history, plays a huge part in grabbing people's attention and giving us all a much wider understanding of the Ancient country. It really is quite a remarkable thing, knowing those people were in existence over twice as long as our own known histories to date. For anyone that's never been, who might think it's not for them. Go, and you'll never regret it, most of us go more than once, twice, three or four times lol, it is addictive and fascinating.

[@jimmydean4494]

That's cause Egypt sucks now

[@reneecrotty6910]

These documentaries are made absolutely amazingly! I have been watching them non stop!

[@iBoiYoTV]

Same, can't get enough of them!

[@marieton]

Your love for history is great, thank Joann 😊

[@valerienady3499]

This documentary series was the best I've ever seen!

[@danielnystrom7310]

She is so clever, so passionate about egypt and so beautiful. I wish all documentries about egypt was with proffesor Joann ❤

[@danielhaller9379]

What a wonderful series of important and well made documentaries! Congratulations and thank you for this gift.

[@ndennant]

In fact, Ramsses II left so many heirs that it caused Egypt to fracture politically along with the powerful priesthood of Amun who crowned themselves Pharoahs in different Nomes. This destabilised Egypt in the later period and they were invaded by the Persians who took advantage of Egypt's weakness. Alexander the Great then defeated Persia became Pharoah and thus began Greek rule (Ptolemaic dynasty). The Roman empire then reached the height of its power in around 32 B.C and conquered Egypt after the defeat of Cleopatra and Marc Anthony. Egypt was then assimilated into the Roman Empire. The Arabs and what would become the Ottoman Empire then took control of Egypt after Rome's collapse.

[@Kemet3.0]

Right on point... except several loss details. The Greek rule(Ptolemaic dynasty) is the image that get so many people confused ( Cleopatra movie)because this is ERA whereas white people promoted that they build ancient Egypt. Cleopatra was thousands years later from another invasion of Egypt. Although, Cleopatra was born in Egypt, she traced her family origins to Macedonian Greece and Ptolemy. It's smart on their part to highlight this part of Egypt history. And, tell it their way. So Afrocentric history get whitewashed.

[@sokkhamey9924]

Hello to Egypt pyramids or eyes of horus. Remember none of you can't touch me or fight with my family and good people living around the worlds.I command to all of you to take everything back to there spiritual or religious or cultural and century and spell and curse and black magic to me. Time to stop everything right now like bad witch or bad demons and bad giants and animals spiritual like food spiritual painting on display at the museum..etc..do not forget to paid me back beautiful Queen earth morality eternal and powerful woman with wisdom and knowledge and charming. Do not forget to paid me the money is £800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.

[@masada2828]

@@Kemet3.0 - movies are made to entertain and do not follow history. Cleopatra was of Greek origin. Egypt lost its power and glory after the Battle Charchemish against the Babylonians in 605BC.

[@NubiansNapata]

@@masada2828 Egypt lost it's power and ways once Nubians we're defeated by Assyrians... Greeks, Romans, Persians did not understand the Nile culture...

[@noaaon173]

Not the Arab ,the Muslims ,becase the arab cannot do any thing without Islam, islam gave anybody the power aNd strength before it the arab was just seprated people live in one land

[@gaberelli]

I have never been to Egypt but I look forward to the day I can go and witness such a beautiful country and it’s rich history!🥰🥰

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

@John Smith im scared i might here someone scream and shout "ALLARS SNACKBAR!! DETH TO AMELIKAAAAA! YEWWHALAHWALAHWAHWHALA 💣 💣 💣 🔥🔥☄☄🔪☠" so yea wont go and get blown up by ieds or c4s or bazooka'd or anything.

[@cynthiam3943]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr You’re silly if you let maniacs stop you from doing what you want to do! They are then winning, myself and my husband have travelled all over Egypt for the last 20 years, go you will find it fascinating. As I said don’t let maniacs stop you living your life!

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

@@cynthiam3943 i agree and appreciate your comment. Its not that their stopping me or anything its honestly the fact that i do not like them, their religion culture and traditions. Thats it and thats all 🤷‍♂️😇 Thank you.

[@cynthiam3943]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr I appreciate what you’re saying, all I can say is your perspective is one based on what you see from those living in your country and on the news. Visiting their country is a totally different experience where you gather a bit more understanding of the culture. I like you have problems with a lot of Muslims who do not live in their country for a lot of reasons, maybe one day you might get there. Best wishes from 🇬🇧

[@Jessicachico2288]

Maybe one day it will be safe to go there

[@ljones7293]

Thank you, dear Joann for a fantastic vid. You make it all so very gripping. Your love of ancient Egyptian history is infectious. Many thanks again.

[@margochristensen7440]

Dr. Fletcher! Thank you for enriching my knowledge of egyptian history that I have loved for over 50 years.

[@sky9159]

I don't have the same passion for Ancient Egypt as Joann. But sometimes I wish I could go back in time and see what was Ancient Egypt was really like. It's so interesting to me.

[@kryssie1866]

We love the history of egypt 💕💕 Thank you for this amazing docu

[@jakemoeller7850]

XLNT! Such an enjoyable documentary. The images of the ancient tombs and edifices are stunning. What a rich history, fascinating.

[@kurt762]

This is really melodramatic, the way this great empire soon reach its end- the way of all things on earth

[@sherifgohar6717]

Thank you so much for your beautiful form of describing Egypt. I appreciate your passion and respect.

[@AH-so1op]

as an egyptian, the last 3 mins of this documentary jusr shattered my heart

[@viewmodeimages350]

The closing statement she made at the end was perfect ❤️

[@AReluctantVictim]

I’m a big fan. Your passion makes your videos so much more enjoyable to watch.

[@tutonelylesnaranjo6311]

The intertwining details of this ancient history is much appreciated.

[@auntiehollyd6395]

I love Joann Fletcher. She's so passionate and knowledgeable. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@danielabbott9312]

God I love professor Joanne her passion is unmatched

[@armanirza]

Ill match it with alan watts : ))

[@adamlawrence4690]

Thank you. Really enjoyed this!

[@SL-sd3sg]

Joann is so passionate, I lover her history docs.

[@LucDesaulniers1]

I visited all of these places, but so nice to revisit with Joann

[@CarletonTorpin]

Best use of the Papyrus font in a video, yet.

[@DIGITAL7Media]

yeah but those drop shadows are too much. I do recommend checking out "papyrus" from Saturday Night Love. it's hilarious.

[@CarletonTorpin]

@@DIGITAL7Media Thank you for that recommendation. Excellent SNL movie trailer.

[@howdy268]

🙏 Absolutely brilliant thanks again Joanne 🙏

[@morenofranco9235]

Thank you, Odyssey and Prof. Joann Fletcher, for a wonderful voyage across time.

[@paulhargreaves9103]

Wow…… brilliant delivery….. if only my history teacher had the same charismatic vigour. Thank you.

[@papuncse]

Excellent expression with a depth knowledge on ancient Egypt. Thanks for sharing such historical information.

[@tonyfaulcon4156]

Be blessed and keep it in the hearts of the world. Peace

[@ericvalentin4323]

Always

[@ericvalentin4323]

ALWAYS..Respect..peace..Love..

[@maggieo6672]

Fascinating material thanks for sharing I thoroughly enjoyed it. ❤️🌹

[@auntiehollyd6395]

I love you Joann Fletcher!!! So passionate and knowledgeable.

[@lorincowell6944]

"War was their business." Sounds familiar.

[@JBguitar-cj8pc]

Edgy!!!!

[@billbobstephensjon8472]

Real American innit

[@tejano2828]

I really love this narration thanks for doing this.

[@ericvalentin4323]

Blessings 🙌

[@stacyMighty]

Thanks Joann, I am proud to love my own Ancient culture, heredity and heritage. I feel so many people seeming hate Egypt, but really the total opposite.

[@aGr3atD4y]

What a fantastic documentary. Joann is just an absolute gem and im gonna watch more video of her! My favorite part is at 29:55, where they talk about Alexander the Great - my fave human!

[@ltisenotem]

I liked this, but I wish it had a few more maps and went a little bit deeper about the different civilisations and rulers beyond the physical mark they left. Even a flow chart would help so much. I can't invision anything (since birth) so seeing things like maps and flow charts really helps. This video felt like random facts rather than a fluent storyline

[@kimberlyanderson1507]

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[@kimberlyanderson1507]

Whatever happened tWOm3n & Jimmie Hoffa 🏡 🕉 🗝 Rheiki

[@nkems_space]

I love your narrations, Joanne. Thank you

[@Dermetsu]

Thanks for the documentary, it has been very interesting!

[@Gerardo4K]

great video !!!

[@Kemet3.0]

She got some of it right (7:28, 9:35) what happened. Egypt and Nubia were intertwined... Egypt conquered Nubian for centuries and Nubian ascent and did the same. However, they lived and married each other for centuries because they were on the border and battle each other. But, from all the research I did ... the Kushites conquer due to being petitioned by Egyptian priests who were enraged with Syrian barbaric ways of destroying Egypt's great history. Nubians were already entrenched into their society in the Upper Egypt region for several centuries. This is what helped build up the Nubian's wealth and power.

[@NubiansNapata]

I'm Nubian and you are correct... western archeologist have distorted Nubian history

[@ehrlich_]

I love rewriting history too!

[@melmartinez3180]

Cool tunnels. Thank you for your feed!!!

[@radhikanandasw.6342]

Fabulous! 🙏🏽

[@mrmarmellow563]

GREAT..VIDEO THANK'Z!!!💓😽🏹🏹🏹

[@nikko__5850]

Time...mortality of human civilization is short and always changing.

[@ProdigyGaming7]

@DonaldJ white people

[@Dee_nyce]

The desert winds would not have been as vast then. Sad and Beautiful presentation. I love your demonstrations ❤️

[@AdrianFX65]

Fascinating

[@rosies_crafty_cohorts6454]

She’s so entertaining, I’ve come to love her enthusiasm ❤️

[@MrXanderthegreat1]

God i love her passion. Its People like her that keep knowledge going. History should never be lost and forgotten.

[@angelinevinson8717]

Knowing this Centuries with a lovely and wonderful rural ,This was one of my watching Documentary about the Egyptians and those mysterious behind these wonderful creatures 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️watching Here in Dubai

[@nacereddinechallal4405]

i love this woman s passion for ancient Egypt ❤

[@davepunkt1232]

Thank you for this awsome documentary. It's holesome to learn more about these aspects of ancient history. Including Kush and the cultural influences between Egypt and Kush, vice versa, plus there rulers of both kingdoms, a chapter and historical fact overlooked or consciously omitted by so many documentaries and historians.

[@JohnYoo39]

Definitely. I've definitely never seen Kush's contributions to the rebirth of Ancient Egypt being explored in such detail before.

[@dukeofthedance8062]

are you talking about weed on the sly

[@davepunkt1232]

@@dukeofthedance8062 I was talking about the ancient empire of Kush, a part of modern-day Sudan. In ancient Egypt Cannabis was a medicinal herb, used for pain relief, inflammations and ritual purposes but this is an other topic.😃

[@dukeofthedance8062]

@@davepunkt1232 thanks dave dave but already knew that. peace to your and your house

[@swalehalisaid6437]

I love her excitement...

[@PeteV80]

Lol she's banned from Egypt now

[@dukeofthedance8062]

@@PeteV80 are you serious, that would be so funny. i for one find her excitement borderline psychosis. it showed her with a wheelbarrow of mummies running away. what else can one say

[@PeteV80]

@@dukeofthedance8062 about 10 years ago she thought she found Nefertiti and announced it to the media, who went crazy. Except, she didn't, and Zahi Hawass banned her for not going through the proper channels.

[@dukeofthedance8062]

@@PeteV80 THANK YOU1111 thudnir you just made my day. i hate both this stinking bag of flesh and the goat man hawass too. hawass is a base born liar. he is the front of an egyptian conspiracy that they came up with all these ideas by themselves which using common sense is impossible. they stole others ideas, no more no less thanks again. that is SO FUNNY she is kicked out over the god queen

[@denizmetint.462]

@@dukeofthedance8062 So, what's the deal with Hawass?

[@elainesnyder8960]

So enjoyed her feelings on Egypt very interesting

[@Cinnamon_Roll830]

Thanks for the info I’m from ancient Egypt btw Thank u for making me and my country feel special

[@CM-le1yb]

I thinks after COVID is done and dusted I’m going’s to visit Egypt , I’m might take my dad . Scotland’s always had some kind of link to Egypt and I want to explore more

[@patrickamartey3427]

The link is only in west Africa and no else were tho

[@Mrbooboo1972]

Love how they found the mummified lion cub at Saqqara.

[@Lomoriello007]

magnificent So much Love.

[@alaa6476]

Nice vlog 😍

[@user-we3rz2ky6q]

Один из самых лучших фильмов о Египте!

[@MrAtsyhere]

"Death was once again BIG business" how prophetic for the present age.

[@manbearpig710]

Dwapara yuga ascending

[@robertrumgay5286]

Left out weather

[@possumofantikka8160]

death has never not been big business

[@roadkillgravy5168]

@@possumofantikka8160 a double negative makes you sound uneducated.

[@36cmbr]

Good show.

[@punkyreggaeparty8786]

Brilliantly put together. Thank you so much!

[@Wordmama]

Don't know the original airdate, but I knew it was pre-Covid when I saw her handling the dates and lentils in the market with her bare hands.

[@comatose3788]

Need to get some work done today. Oh, wait a new Egypt documentary ... hold all my calls.

[@dukeofthedance8062]

this is not new bruh

[@comatose3788]

@@dukeofthedance8062 It's new to me, cement head.

[@dukeofthedance8062]

​@@comatose3788 'new me cement head' interpreted as; 'its a new me, a cement head' you gotta use your words comatose, i can only guess what you mean as it pertains to our conversation so maybe im wrong with the interpretation but dont think so. btw, isn't egypt one of the most interesting places on earth, why are we doing this fellow bucket head

[@kevinsturgeon8414]

You sheep

[@Medzey]

How about a whole channel ...check the Uncharted X

[@thisdude5711]

Fantastic 😎

[@joefoland7703]

I love the series. Do you happen to have an episode on how things were built?

[@worldcitizeng6507]

I visited Egypt from September 1st to the 29th 2021. If you want to see Egyptians life today, I made a few short videos, just check it on my profile 😊

[@beautifulrosemary6565]

I love how she has an umbrella 🌂 to block 🚫 the sun 🌞 but she's wearing black ⚫

[@mercedes523]

I believe she got it right regarding the fall of Egypt. Their love of a fantastic image and excess even into the afterlife was the stumbling block.

[@nirbija]

You "believe"? So religious of you. lol How about devoting your adult life to KNOWING? And leave the "believing" to the children who have not yet attain to the 'age of reasoning', and to the mind-wasting religious "believers" who never grow up from their "age of believing" as young children must do? Everything that comes into existence, will have to go out of existence ... in Time. Kemet/Ancient Egypt came into existence and goes out of existence to satisfy its natural life cycle. Your "fantastic image and excess" are just your superficial perspective on a reality that is presently too profound for your understanding. "Believers in fantastic images and excess" would be way too shallow to have raised up a Civilization as profound as Kemet/Ancient Egypt. And that should not be a difficult conclusion for anyone who has been witnessing shallow achievements of those who are into "fantastic images and excess" in life. They never create and leave anything lasting.

[@JustinBlazzzee]

@@nirbija Sheeeesh. What an absolute thrashing. Strongly worded, but I agree. No society can last forever. And lasting thousands of years itself is incredible.

[@nirbija]

@@JustinBlazzzee Yes indeed. There has been way too much disrespect given to those very very profound people who have accomplished so much for such a long period of time. And those ancient people were intent on leaving lasting legacy to their descendants; because the entire planet was to enter another of its natural eras of 'mental winter'. And to reduce such "incredible" accomplishment to be merely about "fantastic images and excesses" was being done by by a sleeping mind. It needed to be woken up. lol

[@britbrat1127]

@@nirbija Take a chill pill… you must be fun at parties. Jeez.

[@chandragovinda6891]

Superb presentation. Thank you. I feel privileged to watch this. Thanks for the Director, Technicians and intelligent anchor. Thank you all for bringing us the civilisation of our forefathers.Regards.

[@JAJAHDESAMILANGKORI]

Wow Luar Biasa! Terima kasih telah membawa saya menjelajah ke masa lampau melalui video anda Wow Amazing! Thank you for taking me to explore the past through your videos

[@tyrese.a3715]

Don't think your lungs will thank you for all that sand, professor.

[@farisayeim554]

If Amun birthplace was Kush Then Kushite are more Egyptian than the Egyptian

[@richardwhitfill5253]

Joann is great

[@paulainboursiquot1878]

So interresting...

[@user-we8gl6yn3i]

In order to get to know Egypt and its history, one has to fall in love wth this country and its people. Yes. Ancient egyptians were an amazing nation, obsessed with the idea of their land's grandeur. They created a fantastic world. But what was the real goal of this civilization? Do you think they really reached their goal or something hampered their plans and intentions? Each video raises more and more questions.

[@brothacaim]

the modern country of egypt and its people...have nothing,NOTHING in common with the ancient civilization

[@jennyB07]

I‘d love to see an actual egyptian person giving us this info for once !! Shoutout to this non-egyptian lady tho for explaining sht to us I guess

[@Chenihal]

There’s many Egyptians talking about it, just go off and search for it. She’s not explaining shit, she has a doctoral degree man. What the fuck

[@peterabbott5929]

excellent

[@lauraleecreations3217]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤I love Joann Fletcher!!!!

[@jannettb7930]

When I dreamed of being an archaeologist as a small child, this is exactly what I had in mind.

[@allan9603]

Yes, and now you are waiting tables at Joe Greasy's Bar and Grill.

[@farhadfarhadian1111]

If he was so great and a builder as you said why did he plunder and then burn down the Persepolis? You did not mention about the Persian contributions to Egypt one of which was connecting Nile to Mediterranean Sea by King Darius the great. That shows how biased you are hating Achaemenids and praising Alexander for all his crimes, destruction, plunder and murders. You ask any Persian they would tell you who Alexander was.

[@kuribojim3916]

Wonderful documentary. I learned so much; I thought there wasn’t much more to learn about ancient Egypt. Fantastic.

[@southboundeightyone4958]

At around 13:00 I'm pretty sure she said "Oh, Flippin' A!" 😆 I love it!!

[@sepep6288]

Today the Fellahin of the Nile Delta and middle Egypt are thought to be the 'true descendants of ancient Egyptians'. Their rural lands always tended to be de facto autonomous from the foreigner powers of Alexandria, Fustat and Cairo which allowed them to maintain some ancient legacies. They still use the ancient Egyptian calendar and maintain many ancient traditions and beliefs. They tend to be darker than the typical Egyptian and their Arabic dialects Ghrbawi and Wstani are full of hieroglaphic loanwords.

[@not_today_satan-wu2ib]

I fully agree, even some of their names sound wired to me, even though I am also Egyptian, every area of Egypt has different costumes and people look a little different, at the end of the day we are all in this country together and no one is less Egyptian than anyone else

[@sepep6288]

@@not_today_satan-wu2ib unfortunately Fellahin face a lot of deacrimination and takfir by Egyptians (Cairenes) because of their ancient beliefs and their skin

[@Hamitic_Race]

Upper Egyptians have been intermarrying with Nubians for a long time that's why they tend to be darker. While Upper Egyptians and Copts have kept some traditions alive, many have actually disappeared, and modern Egyptian customs, practices, beliefs, and material culture has completely changed. Not many people are aware that the ancient Egyptians used boomerangs for hunting wild animals since Proto-dynastic times, this is seen on the hunters palette dating to 3100 B.C. Tutankhamun's tomb actually contained boomerangs it that are now either in the Cairo museum or Louvre, I can't remember. The only tribe in Egypt today, that still use boomerangs to hunt are the Beja, who speak a Cushitic language, but many varieties of throwing weapons used for hunting are commonplace in Sub-Saharan Africa. If modern Egyptians were descendants of the ancient Egyptians, I have no idea how such an important object could have disappeared entirely.

[@sepep6288]

@@Hamitic_Race so what is your point? Today the only ones who kept on the Tahtib tradition are the upper Egyptian Arabs tribes... I guess that means that Arabs are actual descendants of ancient Egyptians.

[@sepep6288]

@@Hamitic_Race Modern Egyptians still maintain many ancient traditions, food, music and beliefs especially the Fellah ones such sham ennesim, the Coptic calendar, the ancient Egyptian bread, various ancient Egyptian juices, almost all traditional musical instruments are ancient Egyptian, Arba'een, Sebo' and various hieroglaphic loanwords

[@thediysiren828]

wow I wish she was my professor when I was in college, would have loved to listen to her all day! x

[@fredericwild734]

Imagine a monarchy obsessed with display?! Have you ever seem Elizabeth 2's gear?!

[@Chenihal]

This documentary isn’t about Elizabeth.

[@BrittLouWho]

I love watching this lady