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Darius the Great as Pharoah

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Temple Works, Leeds

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Medjed

Medjed in the Greenfield Papyrus. This was exhibited at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo in 2012, and the god was absorbed straight into Japanese popular culture. Source.

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The Ikeda Mission in Egypt

On the way to France in 1864 the members of the Ikeda Mission took time to visit the Sphinx. Photo by Antonio Beato. Source.

Old Cairo Opera House

The Khedival Opera House was completed in 1869, and burned down in 1971. The first opera to be performed there was Verdi's Rigoletto. The Egyptian-themed extravaganza Aida had been commissioned for the grand opening, but was not ready until 1871.  Source.

Karnak, 1862

The Prince of Wales and friends visit Karnak, March 1862. Photograph by Francis Bedford. Source.

Egyptian Arkadia

Byzantine Egypt had a province named Arkadia. Source.

Kit Kat

How did Cairo get a district named Kit Kat? Ghita Skali's The Kit Kat Project digs into it.

Nilometer

The Egyptians built stone gauges to measure the annual Nile inundation from the time of the Pharoahs until the construction of the Aswan Dam put an end to the floods. Source.

Alexander the Great as a Pharaoh

This granite statue is thought -- on the basis of its curly locks -- to represent Alexander the Great. He was ruler of Egypt from 332 to 323 BC, but he didn't spend much time there. The statue currently resides in the Liebieghaus in Frankfurt.