{"id":56400,"date":"2020-07-31T02:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=56400"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:29:10","slug":"herodotus-on-the-ancient-egyptians-an-introduction-to-herodotus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/07\/31\/herodotus-on-the-ancient-egyptians-an-introduction-to-herodotus\/","title":{"rendered":"Herodotus on the Ancient Egyptians: An Introduction to Herodotus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S8Z9Xw3laaU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 1 Mar 2020<\/p>\n<p>This is the first episode of a six part series by Herodotus on the Ancient Egyptians. 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