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According to the Bible, Hagar was the Egyptian slave of Sarai, Abram's wife (whose names later became Sarah and Abraham). Sarai had been barren for a long time and sought a way to fulfill God's promise that Abram would be father of many nations, especially since they had grown old, so she offered Hagar to Abram to be his concubine.
Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II Hatshepsut, wife of Thutmose II and later Pharaoh in her own right Ahmose–Nefertari, wife of Ahmose Ankhesenpepi II with her son Pepi II. The Pharaoh's wives played an important role both in public and private life, and would be a source of political and religious power. [1]
'rosy-faced'; Ancient Greek pronunciation: [r̥odɔ̂ːpis]) is an ancient tale about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt. The story was first recorded by the Greek historian Strabo in the late first century BC or early first century AD and is considered the earliest known variant of the "Cinderella" story. [1]
Rhodopis or Rodopis (Greek: Ῥοδῶπις), real name possibly Doricha (Δωρίχα), was a celebrated 6th-century BCE hetaera, of Thracian origin. [1] She is one of only two hetaerae mentioned by name in Herodotus' discussion of the profession (the other is the somewhat later Archidike).
Exotic sets and costumes, depicting a fantasy version of ancient Egypt, were a good fit for Theda Bara's popular "vamp" image. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred in Cleopatra. When women in ancient Egypt are evoked, the first image that comes to mind for most is that of Cleopatra, or more precisely, Cleopatra VII. Although having a ...
Slaves from the Fatimid Caliphate (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Egyptian slaves" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
During the Islamic history of Egypt, slaves were mainly of three categories: male slaves used for soldiers and bureaucrats, female slaves used for sexual slavery as concubines, and female slaves and eunuchs used for domestic service in harems and private households. At the end of the period, there was a growing agricultural slavery.
Not all slaves went to houses. Some also sold themselves to temples or were assigned to temples by the king. Slave trading was not very popular until later in Ancient Egypt. But while slave trading eventually sprang up all over Egypt, there was little worldwide trade. Rather, the individual dealers seem to have approached their customers ...