Chapter 1710 The Goddess’s Secret Word (55)

There is a proverb that all roads lead to Rome, but if you were born in Rome, do you still need to build roads?

The once magnificent "Eternal City" Rome was destroyed due to slave riots during the Gothic attack, and Rome declined as a result. Those who were once proud to feel that they were born in Rome could only look at the Colosseum and sing.

The theater was in ruins.

Machiavelli believed that the decline of Rome was due to the Romans handing over their military affairs to the Goths, as if they had forgotten how Caesar gradually became the most powerful man in the Roman Republic.

Gaius Julius Caesar once went to Egypt, but he did not go there specifically to see Cleopatra. In the cruel Roman civil war, he defeated Pompey, and Pompey fled.

Arrive in Egypt.

It is a good excuse to send troops to invade Egypt in order to pursue the traitors. Just like Cambyses II of the Persian Empire. Although he inherited the throne of Cyrus the Great in order of seniority, he still faced the death of a younger brother.

Threatened, he needed to conquer an ancient and powerful empire to consolidate his rule, so he tried his best to find excuses. At first, he asked the Pharaoh to send an ophthalmologist, and the Pharaoh sent an ophthalmologist who was completely unwilling to leave his homeland and go to the barbaric Persian Empire.

The doctor went there, and the dissatisfied doctor instigated Cambyses II to propose to the pharaoh. The pharaoh was unwilling to marry his own daughter, so he sent the former pharaoh's daughter to marry far away. The former pharaoh's daughter instigated Cambyses II to marry him.

world, and then Cambyses II found an excuse.

After Caesar drove Pompey away, there was another potential threat. His name was Labienus. Labienus had been Caesar's most effective assistant when he conquered Gaul, and he was also the highest-ranking officer under Caesar.

Although Antony is also a distinguished officer under Caesar, Antony and Caesar are distant relatives, and Antony's political talent is average, while Labienus is a star second only to Caesar, and Labienus has a close relationship with Pompey.

The Pompey family was the patron of his family, and he himself had fought under Pompey's command for a long time. After Pompey's death, Labienus became the military pillar of Pompey's faction and became Caesar's most difficult enemy.

Caesar was worried that he had no excuse to send troops, so Ptolemy XIII came to the door. Ptolemy XIII "treacherously" killed Pompey and presented Pompey's head to Caesar. Caesar saw Pompey

After Pompey's head was "furious", he angrily denounced Ptolemy XIII. Although Pompey was his political enemy, he was also a hero who opened up and expanded Rome's territory. Even if he died, he should not die at the hands of foreigners.

Just at the critical moment when Pharaoh failed to please the Romans but was about to anger the Romans and bring disaster to Egypt, Cleopatra VII, the wife of Ptolemy XIII, appeared.

Although Cleopatra was beautiful, Caesar was not Antony. He was a politician first, and then a priest of Venus. Many people know that Cleopatra once met Caesar in private, and she ordered someone to wrap herself up.

It was wrapped in a roll of exquisite blankets and sent to Caesar's residence. At that time, Cleopatra was young, beautiful and full of exotic customs, but she had never seen Caesar's posture at the reception in Rome.

She made him feel fresh, but she didn't fall in love at first sight and become dizzy because of her beauty. So how did Cleopatra convince Caesar?

Cleopatra hoped that Caesar would support her in becoming the female pharaoh. However, no one knows what the two said specifically. Anyway, according to the descriptions of the servants, Cleopatra left Caesar's room as usual, as if

Nothing happened.

Cleopatra was the queen of Egypt, not a maid who warmed the bed. What else could happen when they met for the first time?

But according to "diplomatic etiquette", although there is no etiquette in this damn way of meeting, gifts still have to be given. Cleopatra gave Caesar a gold fly necklace, although things like flies and maggots are very

Disgusting, but in Egyptian civilization it was a symbol of warriors and represented endless harassment.

The most annoying thing for conquerors and occupiers is the guerrillas. Gaul resisted until the last man before giving up its independence. Did Caesar also want to kill every Egyptian who tried to resist like he conquered Gaul?

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After the civil war, Antony still used force to suppress it, resulting in the killing of many Roman citizens, which made many citizens of Rome complain. In order to calm the public anger, Caesar removed all Antony's powers.

If Cleopatra becomes the pharaoh of Egypt, Egypt will promise to provide gold, horses, food, etc. to Rome. No man will refuse the necklace that represents warriors and glory given by Cleopatra.

What's more, even though Caesar sent the Queen of Egypt away, she could keep the gifts she gave her. Anyway, the servant saw that the golden fly necklace Cleopatra was wearing around her neck when she left Caesar's room was missing.

Already.

When Ptolemy XIII met Caesar, the scene where Caesar was so excited that he scolded her was indeed a show, but it was not just a fake show. If Cleopatra was a timid woman, she would not dare to stand up and say something at this time.

What, then Caesar will really meet with each other in war, and the secret conversation on that beautiful night before will be regarded as non-existent.

But Cleopatra stood up, and "Cleopatra" became the "Queen of Egypt" who protected Egypt and prevented war between the two countries.

Are the Romans famous for being barbarians? After arriving in Egypt, the first thing Caesar did was to burn the city of Alexandria. His purpose was to destroy Achillas's troops and did not want the Romans to continue with him in the city.

The street fighting was also to prevent Achilles' troops from seizing the warships and cutting off Rome's retreat, so they set fire to the warships moored in the port.

Unfortunately, fire and water were merciless, and the fire blew to Alexandria with the sea breeze. The Library of Alexandria was burned down. Although some documents were rescued, many documents in the library were burned to the ground. This was a fatal blow to the civilized Egyptians.

As long as these Roman soldiers can be sent away with money and they are not allowed to continue to cause destruction in Egypt and do things like burning Alexander, the Egyptian nobles and monks are still willing to "negotiate".

It happened that Rome had sent troops many times and its treasury was empty, so Cleopatra and Caesar hit it off, and the "business" was completed.

In the many years since the founding of Egypt, there were only a few women who were qualified to wear gold fly necklaces, including Yahhotep, the mother of King Ahemos I and Kamos I. This "mistress of the land", "the queen of the northern coast"

The image of the "heroine", "the emperor's wife" and "the emperor's sister" in the mural is not the traditional one wearing a lotus on her head, nor is she holding a chess piece or a scroll. Her crown is a star, and she is holding a scepter.

It's Seth's head.

Thebes is the city of scepters. Using Seth's head as the head of the scepter means that her power comes from Seth, the god of the desert. Although it is the dark and chaotic god of the desert, it also represents the protection of Egypt.

Resist foreign forces. In some ancient myths, Seth did not control the darkness voluntarily, but because he lost the battle with Horus, he became the god of darkness.

Seth lost a thigh during the battle, and that thigh was placed in the sky by Seth and became the Big Dipper. In the eyes of the ancient Egyptians, the flooding of the Nile River was related to Sirius, and the Thuban star next to the Big Dipper was the North Star. At that time

People with limited surveying and mapping technology used Polaris as the benchmark to build pyramids. Some people estimated that Thuban star more than 4,000 years ago was the brightest star in the sky. But this is also inaccurate. The Giza pyramid near Memphis corresponds to Orion's "

"Belt", the size of the three pyramids exactly corresponds to the brightness of the three stars of Orion, and if we go back 10,500 years, when the Pyramids of Giza completely match the belt of Orion, the Sphinx will be facing Leo.

However, the calculation of the starry sky 10,500 years ago cannot be done by humans. It is deduced by Muggles through astronomical computer programs. Mrs. Pince is also friends with the astronomy professor Sinistra.

If Napoleon said that four thousand years of history are looking down on you, then what the portrait of Jachhotep means is that the stars guide me, or the stars give me wisdom, in terms of resisting the invaders, "old woman"

It's also different from "Little Women".

Before Yahhotep, there was no concept of "beauty" in Egyptian hieroglyphics. For example, the concept of zero was only introduced to humans later. Her name means "Daughter of the Moon God, beautiful as Yi". Neveu

The meaning of Er contains the meaning of perfection, kindness and success in giving birth to new things.

However, this "great ancestor" was just a thin old lady with thin hair when she died. During the period when the Luna family ruled Thebes, there were constant conflicts between Thebes and Avalis, so the fortifications were damaged.

It was very necessary. In addition to continuing to build the pyramids left by the previous dynasty, Ahmose I did not build any other pyramids. The pharaohs and nobles after the new dynasty were no longer buried in the pyramids, but moved to the Valley of the Kings.

But Yahhotep was not buried in the Valley of the Kings.

In 1859, locals discovered Yahhotep's tomb in Dera Abu Naga. Her mummy was still in the huge gilded coffin, but all the gold jewelry was missing, including the gold fly necklace around her neck.

and matching four pairs of eight gold bracelets.

The queen of Egypt is responsible for the sacrifices. In the New Dynasty, the queen is the second restricted spokesperson of Amun and the deputy to the supreme high priest. Of course, they can also become regular, depending on the struggle for power.

Although they didn't find the gold jewelry, they did find an armory buried underground. In addition to gold-plated mirrors and fans, there were also sets of weapons, both for ritual and actual combat, from archers' bracers to battle axes.

There are all kinds of short swords.

The weapons buried in women's tombs have a history of two thousand years before the New Dynasty in Egypt. However, there are still mixed reviews about Yahhotep's military achievements. They claim that these medals and weapons belong to the queen's male relatives.

As for the crescent-moon sword that Kamos obtained from God Amun in the Karnak Temple, there is no evidence to prove whether it was given by the god himself, or whether it was given by the priest Amun on his behalf, or whether it was given by the old queen.

Well, this section of the inscription has been bulldozed, and it is completely unclear what it says.

During the struggle against the Hyksos, Egypt formed an alliance with Crete in the Mediterranean, which was the most advanced and powerful maritime power at the time.

According to records, the queen's bracelet should contain expensive gemstones and Mediterranean glass. Royal women also wear these accessories.

After the war, it was necessary to rebuild. Egypt during the reign of Ahemoth I was happy and peaceful. Except for the Hyksos who rarely launched foreign wars, Egypt's golden age and the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom also began to rise.

But the queen has always regarded Sobek, the crocodile god, as a threat.

Sobek was the patron saint of the Old Kingdom during the Pyramid Age and a symbol of royal authority. During the reign of Queen Kentavis I, the water level of the Nile River rose. Although flooding of the Nile River was necessary for Egyptian cultivation, if it rose too high it would

The solution caused by the flood was to build a new temple in Avalis, which contained her sculptures and those of the god Sobek.

After Ahmose conquered Avalis and eliminated the Hyksos, the Temple of Sobek and other buildings in the city of Avalis were razed, and the stones were used to build defenses.

The city had walls and huge granaries, and the city took on the new name of Perunefer, which was home to Egyptian soldiers, Nubian and Aegean mercenaries, and Cretan shipbuilders.

The Expulsion War of Hyksos took place at the end of the Mycenaean civilization, almost at the same time as the Trojan War. The Mycenaean royal family and nobles all had experience as mercenaries in Egypt and Crete. As they became closer to advanced civilizations,

Through exchanges, the Mycenaean civilization also became stronger. If they wanted to expand, they also needed an excuse. Agamemnon's sending troops to snatch Helen was just an excuse.

"How's the check going?"

Just as Severus was looking at the documents floating in the air, Gongsei appeared, accompanied by Susanna and Lucius Malfoy disguised as Alejandro.

This was a bit strange at first, but the attraction was diverted when Severus saw the little monster lying on Gongsei's back.

That may be the skeleton of a conjoined twin. Their lower bodies are connected together, and their upper bodies are no different from normal babies. In ancient times, this was definitely a monster. Now they are lying on Gong Saiyi's back with joy, looking like

Two little monkeys.

"What's wrong with you?" Severus said, looking at Gongsei, who looked like he was rolling in ashes.

"Don't mention it." Gong Saiyi glanced at Susanna, then looked at Severus, "I found something."

"I found the reason why the crocodiles should be eliminated." Severus floated a page in front of Gong Saiyi. "We may be used as mercenaries by the pharaoh and queen."
Chapter completed!