as an exploratory journey through that old party question: if you could have a drink with anyone in history, who would it be? History is full of people you’d love to have a drink with. Let’s meet a few.
as an exploratory journey through that old party question: if you could have a drink with anyone in history, who would it be? History is full of people you’d love to have a drink with. Let’s meet a few.
Have a drink with: your friendly ancient Egyptian donkey rental clerk Wheeler-dealer, manure shoveler, debt collector Ask him about: whether you want that rental insurance after all Deir el-Medina was a village on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes, populated largely by the work crews who built the famous royal tombs and monuments….
Have a drink with: Akhenaten Pharaoh, gender-bender, sun-worshiper, innovator Ask him about: Starting your own religion in five easy steps It’s amazing that so much interest persists in the ancient Egyptian ruler Akhenaten, a king about whom precious little is clear: no one knows when he was born or when he died, why he made…
