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Egypt: Faith After the Pharaohs

The British Museum recently hosted Faith After the Pharaohs, an in situ exhibit depicting religious life in Egypt from 30 BCE (when Augustus defeated Cleopatra and Mark Antony and made Egypt a province of the Roman Empire) to 1171 CE (when Salah al-Din took power and became the sultan of Egypt). During the 1,200 years between these two events, the region saw both great diversity and great transformation in regard to religion. Egypt became majority-Christian in the fifth century CE, and then majority-Muslim in the tenth century. This Google Arts & Culture site includes spectacular images from the British Museum's exhibit, which, together, paint a vivid picture of Egypt during this dynamic time period. Visitors can view a bronze figure of the falcon-headed god Horus, an original manuscript that explains how one Egyptian community was converted to Christianity, and a collection of sandstone gravestones. By clicking on these photographs, visitors can gain additional information about each artifact. The website also includes videos, where experts explain different aspects of religious life in historic Egypt.
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June 24th, 2016
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June 22nd, 2016 at 2:43pm
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June 23rd, 2016 at 8:42am
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