Although the temple was built under the rule of the Roman emperor Augustine around 15 BCE, the temple is still referred to as ˜Egyptian' because it possesses many traits and elements of a typical Egyptian Temple. ... The roles of massing, materials and ornament all play a large role in the perception of the Temple of Dendur. ...
The body played a very important part in death and in afterlife. ... Death played a big part in the way Egyptians understood the body as the body served as a token of entrance into the afterlife. The process of mummification demonstrated by the Egyptians emphasizes just how important a role the body played in death, the preservation of the body was an essential part of ancient Egyptian funerary practice and was the timeliest, costly and most sophisticated of the rituals practised by the culture. ... Some of their ideas were most definitely adopted by the Romans and to a further extent have c...
The body played a very important part in death and in afterlife. ... Death played a big part in the way Egyptians understood the body as the body served as a token of entrance into the afterlife. The process of mummification demonstrated by the Egyptians emphasizes just how important a role the body played in death, the preservation of the body was an essential part of ancient Egyptian funerary practice and was the timeliest, costly and most sophisticated of the rituals practised by the culture. ... Some of their ideas were most definitely adopted by the Romans and to a further extent have c...
