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like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people
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In February, archaeologists revealed the lost tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who ruled during the 15th century B.C.E.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
The pharaohs of Egypt believed this fiery gem brought joy, love and health when kept close to the skin.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
The Book of Exodus details the 10 plagues that God inflicted upon the Egyptian pharaoh and his people, including swarms of locusts, an infestation of frogs and an outbreak of boils.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Many of history’s earliest pharaohs also chose to be interred there inside a sprawling royal necropolis near Anubis Mountain.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
The pharaohs of Egypt believed this fiery gem brought joy, love and health when kept close to the skin.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
The Book of Exodus details the 10 plagues that God inflicted upon the Egyptian pharaoh and his people, including swarms of locusts, an infestation of frogs and an outbreak of boils.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Many of history’s earliest pharaohs also chose to be interred there inside a sprawling royal necropolis near Anubis Mountain.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Pharaoh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharaoh. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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