Gwendolene’s Substack
Dedicated to the hot girls of history, the controversial figures, history book recs & everything from ancient Egypt to ancient Rome 💘🏛️🏺❤️🔥
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- Oct 22, 2024
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The Amarna Period & Amarna Art (opens the original)
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The Amarna Period is a very famous period of Egyptian history that saw religious, political and social aspects change dramatically in favour of new ideas. There are a few very important people who were significant for this period: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Neferneferaten and Queen Tiye. These women played a huge role in the changes and ideas that occurred during the Amarna period. Influencing and shaping the religious and political shifts greatly in support of Akhenaten. While Neferneferaten occupie…
Welcome back to you and to me! (opens the original)
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Hello! After a year or more in hiatus, I am slowly returning to writing and researching! You might be wondering what I’ve been doing with my time, having last submitted something here in March of 2025 and while I haven’t done anything life altering, I’ve spent part of my time volunteer teaching a group of retired seniors ancient history and boy, are they an interested crowd! I also happened to get engaged and make a trip to Egypt earlier this year in January and while I spent New Years on a plan…
Confusing Family Feuds & Hot New Finds (opens the original)
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Ancient feuds are really hot, spicy, and juicy… particularly when they expand over centuries!!! Plus a HOT new archeological find!!
A Journey Through Time at Kom el-Negus (opens the original)
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A 3,500-year-old town was discovered in Kom el-Negus, Egypt. What archaeologists found, prompts a journey through time…
Queen Hatshepsut and Other News (opens the original)
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Archaeologist Zahi Hawass recently announced some really exciting news in Luxor. And look, when I said this year was going to be BIG for ancient Egypt, I meant it!
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