The Architectural Marvel and Political Significance of the Step Pyramid

As Egypt's "Third Dynasty" began, a new monument took shape. King Netjerykhet Djoser and his architect, Imhotep, created something unusual. The Step Pyramid rose on the western horizon, ushering in a new era of monument building...

• Time Period: circa 2700 – 2650 BCE
• Kings: Netjerykhet (Djoser)
• Notable sites: Saqqara, Iunu (Heliopolis)
• Episode Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.
• The History of Egypt Podcast website www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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Select Bibliography:

• Erik Hornung, Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: the One and the Many, 1996 (Amazon).
• Mark Lehner, The Complete Pyramids, 2008 (Amazon).
• John Romer, A History of Egypt: from the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, 2013 (Amazon).
• Toby Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, 2001 (Amazon).
• David Wengrow, The Archaeology of Early Egypt, 2006 (Amazon).
• Robert Wenke, The Ancient Egyptian State, 2009 (Amazon).

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