Cat's Historical Doodles

Nefertiti, Egyptian for the beautiful one has come , was born c. 1370 BC. Nefertiti’s parentage is not known with certainty, but one often cited theory is that she was the daughter of Ay, later to be pharaoh. However, this hypothesis is likely wrong since Ay and his wife Tey are never called the father and mother of Nefertiti, and Tey’s only connection with her was that she was the nurse of the great queen Nefertiti. Nefertiti’s scenes in the tombs of the nobles of Amarna mention the queen’s sister who is named Mutbenret (previously read as Mutnodjmet). The exact dates when Nefertiti married Akhenaten and became the King’s Great Royal Wife are uncertain. Their six known daughters were: Meritaten, Meketaten, Ankhesenpaaten, Neferneferuaten Tasherit, Neferneferure and Setepenre. Nefertiti had many titles including Hereditary Princess; Great of Praises; Lady of Grace; Sweet of Love; Lady of the Two Lands; Main King’s Wife, his beloved; Great King’s Wife, his beloved; Lady of ...

Catherine was born circa 287 in Alexandria, Egypt. According to the traditional narrative, Catherine was the daughter of Constus, the governor of Egyptian Alexandria during the reign of Emperor Maximian (286 - 305). From a young age, Catherine devoted herself to study; when she was a teenager, she had a vision of the Madonna and the Child that persuaded her to become a Christian. When the persecutions began under Emperor Maxentius, Catherine went to him and rebuked him for his cruelty. Hoping to discredit her, Maxentius summoned fifty of the best pagan philosophers and orators to debate with her and refute her pro-Christian arguments. However, Catherine won the debate and some of her adversaries, conquered by her eloquence, declared themselves Christians; they were condemned to death. As a result of the debate, Catherine was scourged and then imprisoned. During her imprisonment, over 200 people came to visit her, including Maxentius' own wife, Valeria Maximilla. Catherine ...