Pyramidiocy - Part Four: Egyptomania

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In the fourth part of this 6-part series on pyramid myths, Western culture becomes obsessed with all things Egyptian in the 19th century, and thus the myths of the pyramids evolve and deepen. Switch to Mint Mobile and get a new 3-month unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month. Visit MINTMOBILE.com/BLINDNESS! Direct all advertising inquiries to [email protected]. Visit www.airwavemedia.com to find other high-quality podcasts! Find a transcript of this episode with source citations and related imagery at www.historicalblindness.com sometime before the release of the next episode. Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes! Check out my novel, Manuscript Found! And check out the show merch, which make perfect gifts! Further support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness. Some background music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "daemones," "Comatose," and "daedalus," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). Additional Music: "Leaving Home" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:07.3	You know what that is.
0:10.0	An ice cold beer.
0:11.9	What's different?
0:15.0	It's Budweiser.
0:16.6	Food longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.
0:23.0	Like no other.
0:25.9	Cheers to that.
0:28.1	Budweiser, like no other.
0:30.4	Please drink responsibly.
0:31.5	For the facts, visit drinkaware.com. In the UK.
0:45.0	In 1798, as Napoleon Bonaparte bided his time, waiting for the right moment to seize
0:51.7	power.
0:52.9	He sought to win further military victories in the name of France,
0:57.3	and knowing the strategic importance of Egypt, it seemed the best territory to take.
1:03.6	As one official of the East India Company had famously stated, quote, France, in possession of
1:09.6	Egypt, would possess the master key to all the trading
1:13.9	nations of the earth. England would hold her possessions in India at the mercy of France,
1:20.7	end quote. This was just what Napoleon hoped to accomplish, to disrupt British overseas trade, as well as to burnish his own reputation.
1:30.6	Though he could not hope to conquer the East, he did fancy making of himself a modern-day Alexander
1:36.8	the Great, whom in his memoirs he placed, quote, in the first rank on account of the conception
1:42.7	and above all the execution of his campaign in Asia."
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