Upper Egypt and Arabian Desert- The Hyksos migrated into the delta region of the upper Nile, 1652 - 1557 BCE. This migration initiated a second age of chaos in Egypt, since the Hyksos perpetrated frequent attacks and raids upon Egyptian cities. The Hyksos spoke Semitic languages and originated on the Arabian …

Greek: literally 'sacred writings.' A system of pictographic writing used by the ancient Egyptians to depict objects and to convey a sense of sacred value. Hieroglyphs did not serve as a phonetic alphabet and conveyed strictly pictographic representations. Many hieroglyphs were carved in stone, but the Egyptians also notably used …

I feel like I am the only one that is excited about the upcoming unix time event: 1600000000 seconds since the epoch. But I am! 😬🎉

1450 BCE

One of the best known Egyptian Queens. Hatshepsut was wife of Thutmosis II, and served her stepson, Thutmosis III, as regent. Hatshepsut assumed the throne upon the death of Thutmosis III and served as pharaoh. This queen of the New Kingdom reigned during a prosperous period for ancient …

I migrated all of my builds off of travis-ci. I've never really liked travis-ci, it is slow and offers little added value over and above the infrastructure that is already required to build and connect with it. On the other hand, GitHub offers a wide array of tools enabling development …

The ancient Egyptian god of the Sun. Atum was the human form of the god, while Re was a figure with the body of a human with the head of a falcon. Ancient Egyptians believed that the Sun was the fount of life. The pharaoh was seen as the earthly …