#  Herodotus: The Sacred Animals of Ancient Egypt

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Sacred Animal in Ancient Egypt

This is Bertie, and I’m here with some more from Herodotus, the father of history who lived 2,500 years ago.  Herodotus was a Greek who liked to travel.  He went around much of the Persian Empire, including Egypt, and wrote down what he saw.  A fair bit of what we know about life in Ancient Egypt comes to us from Herodotus. 

 

 
Season 0 / Episode 25 May 2020 English United Kingdom Arts · Kids & Family

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