Rome’s Flaminian Obelisk: an epic journey from divine Egyptian symbol to tourist attraction, by Dr Nicky Nielsen
Rome’s Flaminian Obelisk: an epic journey from divine Egyptian symbol to tourist attraction, by Dr Nicky Nielsen
"Though much of our current obsessive cultural interest in ancient Egypt can be traced to key events such as the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, other cultures at other times in history have had an equal interest in the land of the Pharaohs – and a similar penchant for creatively misrepresenting it."
Doctor Nielsen (The University of Manchester) examines the history of the Flaminian Obelisk in an article on The Conversation.
Originally carved in Aswan during the 9th year of Seti’s reign the obelisk was raised in front of the Temple of Re at Heliopolis. Later, it was shipped to Rome by Emperor Augustus and set up in Circus Maximus before finally being placed in the Piazza del Popolo at the height of the Italian Renaissance.
https://theconversation.com/romes-flaminian-obelisk-an-epic-journey-from-divine-egyptian-symbol-to-tourist-attraction-95968
"Though much of our current obsessive cultural interest in ancient Egypt can be traced to key events such as the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, other cultures at other times in history have had an equal interest in the land of the Pharaohs – and a similar penchant for creatively misrepresenting it."
Doctor Nielsen (The University of Manchester) examines the history of the Flaminian Obelisk in an article on The Conversation.
Originally carved in Aswan during the 9th year of Seti’s reign the obelisk was raised in front of the Temple of Re at Heliopolis. Later, it was shipped to Rome by Emperor Augustus and set up in Circus Maximus before finally being placed in the Piazza del Popolo at the height of the Italian Renaissance.
https://theconversation.com/romes-flaminian-obelisk-an-epic-journey-from-divine-egyptian-symbol-to-tourist-attraction-95968
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