Ancient Egyptian History

Let’s Explore the Mystical Life of the Egyptian Royalty

Lounging and getting fanned by servants was only a fraction of their lives

Bhavnaa Narula
Lessons from History
8 min readNov 19, 2020

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Image courtesy Pixabay.com

Royal palaces and the luxuries withing have always been a fascinating subject for common people like you and me. Of course, I am assuming both the reader and the writer have nothing to do with royalty.

Their extravagant lifestyle, larger than life luxuries, control of humongous power, hobbies so expensive, one can only dream of, has always intensified our curiosity levels as to how their lives would be up close and personal.

So give me the opportunity to present such a life full of extravagance and grandeur that belonged to the kings and queens of Egypt called Pharaohs. Dive deep into their world to check if the grass is indeed greener on the other side.

Your royal court never leaves your side

Egyptian king’s entourage (screenshot by author)

From around 3150 to 30 BC, Egypt was ruled by pharaohs, who, in addition to drinking wine and eating like, well, spent their days overseeing the religious, economic, cultural, and…

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Bhavnaa Narula
Lessons from History

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