Wake offers a fascinating exploration of the Great Pyramid of Giza and its place in ancient Egyptian culture. Drawing on historical records, he argues that the pyramid was not just a tomb, but a powerful symbol of the pharaoh's divine status and his connection to the gods. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in ancient Egypt and the mysteries of the pyramids. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In this short book we look at the great pyramid passing through the various theories of existence. Subjects include early Egyptian civilization, astronomy theory, tomb theory, religious theory, and cult of Seth and Snake.

One of the most profound mysteries of the world towers above the desert sands of Egyptthe Great Pyramid. Who built this amazing monument and why? When was the work completed? This book assembles information from numerous sources, including spiritual, mathematical, astronomical, astrological and religious areas. Reveals that no evidence exists for the Great Pyramid having ever been a tomb, despite the constant reference for it in textbooks. Wake claims the pyramid was a monument of Sabaism (an early religious cult) and of serpent worship. The serpent was immensely important in early Egyptian religion and mythology, but only Wake seems to have drawn a connection between the serpent and the Great Pyramid.

The ancient world comes to life in the first volume in a two book series on the history of Egypt, spanning the first farmers to the construction of the pyramids. Famed archaeologist John Romer draws on a lifetime of research to tell one history's greatest stories; how, over more than a thousand years, a society of farmers created a rich, vivid world where one of the most astounding of all human-made landmarks, the Great Pyramid, was built. Immersing the reader in the Egypt of the past, Romer examines and challenges the long-held theories about what archaeological finds mean and what stories they tell about how the Egyptians lived. More than just an account of one of the most fascinating periods of history, this engrossing book asks readers to take a step back and question what they've learned about Egypt in the past. Fans of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra and history buffs will be captivated by this re-telling of Egyptian history, written by one of the top Egyptologists in the world.

The subject treated of in the following pages has during the last few years attracted much attention, thanks to the influence of Prof. C. Piazzi Smyth's important work, "Life and Work at the Great Pyramid." It was to test, by the light of history, the conclusion accepted by that writer as to the inspired origin of the Great Pyramid that I entered upon a consideration of the subject. That such an origin was required by the facts, I did not suppose, but the conviction was forced on me that the structure had much more importance, viewed as a scientific and religious monument, than was generally conceded. I found nothing, however, to show that either its design or its construction necessitated Divine intervention. I was led to the conclusion, nevertheless, that the builders of the Great Pyramid intended to perpetuate certain scientific ideas, and, moreover, that they had a religious motive in its erection. There is little doubt, indeed, that it is a monument of Sabaism the worship of the heavenly host, which had a wide extension in the ancient world, and with which "Serpent worship" was intimately connected. The importance of the Great Pyramid as a religico-scientific structure is still further increased if, as is not improbable, it was intended to mark the substitution of an astronomy based on the passage of the sun through the twelve signs of the Zodiac for the lunar astronomy which preceded it. My endeavour has been to state fairly the historical conditions of the problem considered, and to point out the direction in which its solution must be sought. With the question as to the original source from which the wisdom of the Ancients, of which the Great Pyramid is so wonderful a monument, was derived, these pages are not concerned. The Serpent, enclosed in a pyramid, given on the cover, is taken from a gem figured in Matter's "Histoire Critique du Gnosticism," planche II B. It is there said to be the Solar Chnouphis or Agathodemo --Christos, with the seven sons of Sophia (Wisdom), the seven planetary genii. The substance of this little work was read as a Paper before the Hull Literary Club on the 13th March, 1882.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1882 Edition.