Take a tour of Egypt and learn the fascinating history of this ancient civilization from a team of seasoned educators!
For 14 days, we'll take you to all the classic and most popular sites of ancient Egyptian history, plus several lesser known spots!
This video was actually shot a long time ago, but life's been crazy and it took awhile to get around to editing! Hope you enjoy! :-)
This video is about the super cushy job: God's Wife of Amun. A super sweet gig that was even more prestigious than being a queen!
I will not apologize! Happy Sunday! :)
It took me longer than I'd hoped to get this video finished, but it's finally here: the 2nd episode on regicide in ancient Egypt! Take a look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8mULDijQV4
The Harem Conspiracy of 1155 B.C.E. which resulted in the murder of Ramses III in an attempt to usurp the throne of Egypt by a lesser wife for her unfavored ...
This video takes a look at one of the few known cases of regicide in ancient Egypt, and why so little is known about how the kings died. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrVyNV29WN0
We only have a few accounts of pharaohs being murdered in ancient Egypt, but why? Were things really peaceful or did they just hush it up? This video and the...
Latest YouTube video is up! Here to tell you about the Book of the Dead! Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/GMIEsPdyU1M
What's the truth about the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead? What was it for and how did it work?
If you missed the live lecture I gave on the life of Cleopatra, I made a video that encapsulates it nicely! You can watch it for free on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholarlyibis If you become a member, that will give you access to live classes every month! Check it out!
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As of today, our historical tour of Egypt is available to book! Only ten spots are available, so don't wait! 🥳
https://www.scholarlyibis.com/
I laughed way too much at this, although to be truthful, the pronoun suffix for "you" does not appear anywhere in this inscription, so it is just a funny joke. Heh.
New video about the pyramids! It's just a little bit of what I'll teach about the pyramids when we visit them on my tour! Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vicjpEbyyyE
How did these famous and majestic structures come to dominate the Egyptian landscape?
Check out my new video! It's about why ancient Egypt classified some female rulers as kings, rather than queens!
https://youtu.be/L_m89uQ1750
Why is Hatshepsut referred to as a king or pharaoh instead of a queen? What was that all about? Find out how ruler titles were defined in ancient Egypt!
Oh, Ptolemaic Egypt, you so silly! If you want to know more about what's behind this cute meme, my history class on Cleopatra is for you! This Friday evening! https://www.facebook.com/events/372968588245993
Here's another short video about Cleopatra! This one's about addressing the rumors of her wild s*x life. If you enjoy this video, I recommend joining my free history lesson that covers the entire life of this notorious queen. It's coming up this Friday!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNXQePqNN9M
Cleopatra was rumored to have many lovers and all kinds of wild..."romantic" adventures. Find out what's actually known!
Ahmed Kamel is an Egyptologist who earned his degree from Cairo University. He worked as an inspector of archaeology in the area of the pyramids and participated in excavations on the Giza plateau, studying and translating hieroglyphic texts from the walls of the Old Kingdom tombs located there. He has worked with conservation teams dedicated to the pyramids and tombs of Giza as well. He also cherishes an interest in Coptic and Islamic history and art. Ahmed has more than ten years of experience leading tours all over Egypt.
If you'd like to see a bit of what my teaching style is like, check out my YouTube channel! It contains fun bits of ancient Egyptian History, a small taste of the longer classes I teach on tours and on my (soon to be up and running!) Patreon! (It's YouTube, hence the cheesy thumbnail. Lol.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3mswr-S-1k
Historians claim that Cleopatra murdered both of her brothers in order to rule Egypt, but is that really true? Let's find out!
The Catacombs of Alexandria! One of the few spots I haven't already visited in Egypt, but I'll take you there this winter on my educational tour! 😎
Abby Polakow, the founder and owner of The Scholarly Ibis, is an experienced teacher who specializes in making history fun to learn. She earned her degree in history from UCLA, then went to teach "the fun stuff" that she felt students who love history shouldn't have to go to college to know about. If you felt like history class was boring in school but you still want to know about all the whacky stuff that happened in history, her tour classes are the place for you!
Get ready to travel! This winter, Ahmed and I will teach you the history of ancient Egypt while we travel through the land of the pharaohs! I'm finishing up the details and will have those available soon! Follow this page for updates!
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