History of Macedonia

A blog dedicated to referenced information on the history of Macedonia. Featuring articles, researches, photos and maps about Macedonian history from prehistory until modern times and links to other Hellenic Macedonian sites.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Temple to cat god found in Egypt







Temple to cat god found in Egypt






The temple was filled with statues of Bastet, a once fearsome lion-headed goddess whose image changed over time to a domesticated cat



Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old temple in Alexandria dedicated to a cat goddess.
The temple is the first trace of the royal quarters of the Ptolemaic [...]


Related posts:
  1. Pylon from Cleopatra’s temple raised from the sea

  2. Modern Historians about Macedonia – E. Bevan

  3. Radar reveals possible sites of Cleopatra’s Egypt tomb

http://bit.ly/8xv9Ck

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home