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
Research for the toponyms of Siwa oasis in Roman timesIn the papyrus Graux 27, dating back to the year 15 of Septimus Severus (207 AD), month of Mecheir, coming from Siwa Oasis (as shown in...
The Siwa's oracle is present everywhere in our western cultureThe Siwa's oracle is present everywhere in our western culture and this is what fascinated me at the beginning of my studies. and this is...
The most complete description of Siwa's Oracle Complexamong the ancient authors is that of Diodoro Siculo in the "Bibliotheca Historica, XVII 50, 1-7 written in Greek in the 50 b.C. (about)...
The Egyptian conquest of Siwa wanted by Muhammad Ali in 1819.The shipment is headed by Hassan Bey Shamashurghi who has about 2000 soldiers (Belgrave says 1300) "The battle lasted for three hours,...
Herodotus, in Book II of his "Histories" speaks about Etearchus king of Siwa:"[2.32] I did hear, indeed, what I will now relate, from certain natives of Cyrene. Once upon a time, they said, they were on a visit to...
Bernardino Drovetti (that visits Siwa with the conquest expedition led by Hassan Bey Shamashurgh) meDrovetti (1776-1852) and his followers using a plumb line to measure the head. The original drawing - made in black pencil by...
First drawing of Siwa's monumental remains.The first drawings of Siwa's monumental remains dating back to 1801 and in possession of Sir Robert Ainslie published several times by...
Byron Khun de Prorok at SiwaDuring the years 1926-28, the mission led by Byron Khun de Prorok were installed for 18 months in the Siwa Oasis and explored the oasis...