Lost in the Past
Columns and walls of Ancient Egypt.
This column was amongst many at Medinut Habu, also known as the mortuary temple of Ramesses III. Here he can be seen, still in some original colour trampling all enemies before him.
There were additional pictures showing piles of hands and also male appendages indicating the numbers of men his army had conquered. He originally instructed his soldiers to cut off a hand of the enemy they had slain so an accurate record of dead could be kept. For each hand he gave a reward. Of course this gave rise to his soldiers cutting off both hands to increase their reward but this resulted in inaccurate records. He therefore changed the reward to be given for what men only have one of….
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Cathi Norman
Wow! Great shot of history!
dawndavies
awesome shot well done dawn
flamingalfa
You have captured some wonderful detail here! The layering, angle and lighting also make this interesting for the eye.
Dawnsky2
fabulous information to go with this stunning image,,great angle :)
Skye Ryan-Evans
Another brilliant image that records ancient symbols from the Dawn of Time. Beautiful work, Chris! P.S. I lived in Adelaide for 10 years. Where were you in SA? ~ Skye
Chris Steele replied
Hi skye, thanks for your comments. My trip to Egypt was an amazing trip in time and provided so many awesome opportunities for photography. I am currently living south of Adelaide in O’halloran Hill
Skye Ryan-Evans
Thanks Chris. Adelaide is a beautiful city. I’m off to view more of your masterpieces. ~ Skye
Dawnsky2
hope you like our new featured Banner
Dawnsky2
Congratulations, again…..:)
dawndavies
many congrats on your 2nd feature of this wonderful picture,dawn
CapturedByKylie 29 days ago
Congratulations on being featured on the Red Bubble Egypt-themed home page.
November 21st 2009.
Ken Thomas 29 days ago
Awesome capture…..congrats on your home page feature!!
cerphotography 29 days ago
wow this is so cool
Lenora Brown 29 days ago
Congratulations on the feature!
Shakira Rivers 29 days ago
congratz on you HP feature!
Joanne Bradley 29 days ago
Fantastic carvings and texture revealed by your composition and exposure! Congrats on the homepage feature!