QUOTE(marduk @ Mar 29 2005, 12:17 AM)
Speculate your way out of this one then whisper
Construction of the Great Pyramid according to Herodotus
The following description of the construction of the pyramids comes from a Greek historian Herodotus (484?-425 BC):
Till the death of Rhampsinitus, the priests said, Egypt was excellently governed, and flourished greatly; but after him Cheops succeeded to the throne, and plunged into all manner of wickedness. He closed the temples, and forbade the Egyptians to offer sacrifice, compelling them instead to labour, one and all, in his service. Some were required to drag blocks of stone down to the Nile from the quarries in the Arabian range of hills; others received the blocks after they had been conveyed in boats across the river, and drew them to the range of hills called the Libyan. A hundred thousand men laboured constantly, and were relieved every three months by a fresh lot. It took ten years' oppression of the people to make the causeway for the conveyance of the stones, a work not much inferior, in my judgment, to the pyramid itself. This causeway is five furlongs in length, ten fathoms wide, and in height, at the highest part, eight fathoms. It is built of polished stone, and is covered with carvings of animals. To make it took ten years, as I said - or rather to make the causeway, the works on the mound where the pyramid stands, and the underground chambers, which Cheops intended as vaults for his own use: these last were built on a sort of island, surrounded by water introduced from the Nile by a canal. The pyramid itself was twenty years in building. It is a square, eight hundred feet each way, and the height the same, built entirely of polished stone, fitted together with the utmost care. The stones of which it is composed are none of them less than thirty feet in length.
The pyramid was built in steps, battlement-wise, as it is called, or, according to others, altar-wise. After laying the stones for the base, they raised the remaining stones to their places by means of machines formed of short wooden planks. The first machine raised them from the ground to the top of the first step. On this there was another machine, which received the stone upon its arrival, and conveyed it to the second step, whence a third machine advanced it still higher. Either they had as many machines as there were steps in the pyramid, or possibly they had but a single machine, which, being easily moved, was transferred from tier to tier as the stone rose - both accounts are given, and therefore I mention both. The upper portion of the pyramid was finished first, then the middle, and finally the part which was lowest and nearest the ground. There is an inscription in Egyptian characters on the pyramid which records the quantity of radishes, onions, and garlic consumed by the labourers who constructed it; and I perfectly well remember that the interpreter who read the writing to me said that the money expended in this way was 1600 talents of silver*. If this then is a true record, what a vast sum must have been spent on the iron tools used in the work, and on the feeding and clothing of the labourers, considering the length of time the work lasted, which has already been stated, and the additional time - no small space, I imagine - which must have been occupied by the quarrying of the stones, their conveyance, and the formation of the underground apartments.
Don't see him saying anything about extra terrestrials do you
and yes I'm still waiting you to present your evidence of this fabled 1000 ton pyramid block
You clearly don't know what you are talking about.
Have you actually read those reference books you claim to own.
Are there any there that haven't been written by Hancock, Sitchin, or daniken
Since when was I famous
Cool thanks for the compliment
P.s. you said "I've come across your kind before"
I sincerely doubt that or you'd know better
No seriously though can you tell me who the authors of these books are.
I'm sure we'd all be delighted to know
Prove me wrong then
i'm waiting
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no where in my post did I say that a thousand ton stone was used in the building of the pyramids. In the second pyramid there are stones on an outside course that weigh in the neighborhood of 200 tons. Those are the largest I've come across in the pyramids. I was refering to the temple of Jupiter in Lebanon and I thought I made myself clear on that. If youre going to tear into me at least get your posts straight. As for famous ??? How about 'Dickhead of the month' You seem to have a problem with certain authors, Probably over your head I would think. It's usually human nature to put down things we can't understand, it makes us feel more secure. But that's alright there's a place for the ignorant in every line of critics. As for giveing you a list of authors you probably never heard of that write books you'll never read, that's fine. And as usual you're just posting other peoples thoughts in the form of Herodotus,Yes I've read it many times.He mentions teh high price of iron used in it's construction, I believe the pyramids were built before the iron age and no iron was found inside them except a piece of cast iron that is considered an oddity. bronze and copper was used at this time. Also Herodatus saw the pyramids 2000 years after they were built and only his testamony attributes the three structures to their supposed makers. The Kings associated with the different pyramids are just speculations on the part of Herodatos and not associated with any convinceing proofs. No bodies were found in any pyramid and not one picture or glyph or prayer was found in the Cheops Pyramid. No other proven burial place in Egypt was ever found unadorned.
do you have any idea what the term 'speculate' means, I guess not. In the world of archeology you take an amount of true, given facts and with the best guess possible you postulate a theory of what 'might' have happened useing that model. Right now there are about thirty viable theories on the construction of the pyramids. Truth only comes when the best possible speculation is agreed on by the majority of intrested parties. Thats why every possible bit of information should be presented before makeing a decision. Even a lot of 'what if' theories should be examined. Unfortunatly this is not the case.
Telling me that certain authors are bunk is bullshit. until I read the books and make up my own mind they have the same credibility as any other book on the subject. So how many of Hancocks books have you read? I've read three and found them well written and informative. The works were researched to my satisfaction and after 15 years of working with archeology books I think I can tell if a book has merit or not. Below I've listed some of the books I've gone through in the last year or so, not all by far, just the ones that have influenced my opinions.
'The pyramids of Egypt' 1949
'The Osireion at Abydos'----Quaritch, 1903
'Sacred Science, The King of Pharonic Theocracy'----- Schawller de Lubicz 1988
'History of Baalbec' --------Alouf, 1922
'Urial's Machine'----Knight and Lomas, this ones brand new but i couldn't find a date.
lost civilisations of the stone age -----Rudgley, 1998
Al-Kemi-------Schaller de Lubicz, 1987
Egyptian Religion-----Budge
The Gigamesh Epic and most of the Sumerian folk tales
The Temple In Man, sacred Architecture and the perfect man------Schwaller de lubicz , 1949
I read a lot of books at the book stores and the library so I don't have a lot of references there, I do take notes, I just don't keep track of authors. I also read the Archeology periodicls and collections at the state University here in town. I'm not a very good Egyptologist though, still gathering info. I spend more time reading the cuniform translations from Sumeria and other ancient records that have come down to us. Herodatus tale above is considered folklore by some. his numbers of men and time are considered incorrect by some authors. His discriptions of tyranny and slave labour have been disproved according to the current mainstream opinions. They were paid a wage and worked in labour gangs where the moral was high and competitive. This came from the minister of antiquities in Egypt. There was a TV show around a few months ago that had Aiwass Hassan, the minister, was talking about this.
These are a few of the books I use, I have around 1500 books in my personal collection. I have a number of books that came to me as 'one of a kind'
not really that so much as they are a small number of no longer printed books. Ones that came out in university presses thirty years ago. Ive been collecting books on the occult and other subjects for almost 40 years now. How about you Mrduck do you read books or just cruise the internet critisizing all us deluded scholors that waste their time reading the'wrong kind of books'
So what kind of problem do you have with Hancock? have you read all of his books
Do you have a problem with his sources? Or his scientific methods? Seems like a question of literary prejudious. Why do you scream ALIENS? Hancock never said anything about that or Atlanteans. His main primiss deals with a civilisation that existed before the deluge. something that is suggested by a number of intresting facts and a few tantalizing objects that defie explanation. He's not the only one that feels that way. Remember Troy and Schleiman(spelling ) He was laughed at when he 'speculated' the existence of this legendary city based intirely on one book, until he was proved right. Considering he was an 'arm chair archeologist' he did alright.
I have a problem with Sitchin's main theory but his Sumerian research is impeccable and goes to greater lengths to prove a point than any other author I've read on the subject. So what kind of books do you read, if any?
You know why I come across like this with you and only you. well, I've read some of the mean spirited things you've said to other people here and you don't deserve any better. you should be ashamed of yourself