“A travers le sable et la jungle” article by Marcelle Prat
The article, which appeared in the magazine "Le Matin" on January 20, 1935, is the result of the visit of the journalist and writer...
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On the recommendation of a friend in Siwa, I found a papyrus preserved in London that I did not know, discovered more than a century ago which bears a "Postcard" sent by a certain Nearchus to his frie
The papyrus dates back to the 1st-2nd century AD. and represents an important document that testifies to the importance that the oracle...
Localization problem of the "Temple of Amoudayn" (Temple of the two columns) in Siwa Oasis
The first western travelers who rediscovered Siwa and its oracle of Ammon in the early 19th century always speak of a temple, in the...
A short story that takes place in Siwa published by Louis Reybaud in "Journal de Toulouse - Politique et Litteraire" in October 1852.
Marie Roch Louis Reybaud (15 August 1799 – 26 or 28 October 1879) was a French writer, political economist and politician. He was born in...
Siwa and its region in the geographical maps "Tertia Africae Tabula" published at Rome in 1478
During the Middle Ages Western cartography knew practically nothing of the interior of Africa and reported, in an uncertain way, what was...
Old map of Alexander's Expeditions by A. Ortelius.
Date of the first edition: 1595 -Date of this map: 1601 Size: 36 x 47cm (14 x 18.2 inches) Verso text: Latin From: Theatrum Orbis...
The citizen Ripault
The citizen Ripault (we are at the time of the French revolution) had presented to the Institute of Egypt (founded by Napoleon) a memory...
Siwa - Die Oase des Sonnengottes in der libyschen Wüste
Siwa - Die Oase des Sonnengottes in der libyschen Wüste von J.C. Ewald Falls 1910 With 25 illustrations after original photographs of the...
VOILA -L'Hebdomadaire du Reportage 7 Octobre 1938
Article written in the magazine by a member of Victor Stoloff's team who stayed in Siwa for three months in 1937 to shoot a film about...
Old map with the paths of the first western travelers to discover the Siwa Oasis.
Author: Philippe Vandermaelen 1795-1869 Date:1827 Short Title: Partie, l'Egypte. Afrique 11. #Siwa
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