{"id":5285,"date":"2024-06-28T11:39:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T09:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/?p=5285"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:08:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T10:08:16","slug":"living-and-dying-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/en\/top-picks\/living-and-dying-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Living and dying in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/statue-roi-musee-du-louvre-dist-grand-palais-rmn-christian-decamps-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/statue-roi-musee-du-louvre-dist-grand-palais-rmn-christian-decamps-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/statue-roi-musee-du-louvre-dist-grand-palais-rmn-christian-decamps-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/statue-roi-musee-du-louvre-dist-grand-palais-rmn-christian-decamps-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/statue-roi-musee-du-louvre-dist-grand-palais-rmn-christian-decamps.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC to the battle of Actium and the suicide of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, Egypt was ruled by a royal family of Greek origin. For a long time, this Ptolemaic period was perceived as a simple Greek takeover of the Egyptian state and people. However, recent research has revealed that Egyptian and Greek cultures actually met, merged and adapted at all levels of society.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors can discover <strong>Greek and Egyptian civilizations<\/strong> <strong>through a unique journey<\/strong>, featuring numerous works of art, monuments and ancient papyri, bearing witness to the exchanges between these two cultures. The museum displays its Egyptological collection, along with masterpieces from little-known regional, French and international collections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5280 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/odyssee-sorbonne-universite-institut-de-papyrologie-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/odyssee-sorbonne-universite-institut-de-papyrologie-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/odyssee-sorbonne-universite-institut-de-papyrologie-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bordeaux-citytours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/odyssee-sorbonne-universite-institut-de-papyrologie.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To further immerse visitors in this fascinating historical period, a rich museography is offered to visitors of all ages. <strong>Interactive touch games, scale models, video clips from films and games, documentary films and interviews with researchers<\/strong> complete the tour, offering a fun and educational experience for the very young.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>PRACTICAL INFORMATION :<\/h2>\n<p>From June 26 to November 03, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> 20 cours Pasteur 33000 Bordeaux<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening hours:<\/strong> Open daily from 11 am to 6 pm, except Mondays and public holidays.<br \/>\nOpen on July 14 and August 15<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musee-aquitaine-bordeaux.fr\">www.musee-aquitaine-bordeaux.fr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC to the battle of Actium and the suicide of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, Egypt was ruled by a royal family of Greek origin. 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