| Egypt | |
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| Continent | Africa |
| Location | Middle East |
| Population | Egyptian citizens |
| Affiliation | Ottoman Empire |
Egypt is a country located in northeast Africa. It is part of the Ottoman Empire.
Geography[]
Egypt is a transcontinental country, occupying both the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia via a landbridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt is located on the southern shore of the Mediterrenean Sea. Across the sea is Turkey and Greece. Egypt is bordered to the east by the Red Sea, across which is the Arabian Peninsula.
People[]
The people of Egypt are a combination of Ottoman Turks, Arabs and Mamelukes, a multiethnic group descended from slave soldiers forced to convert to Islam.
History[]
Background[]
Ancient Egypt was considered a cradle of civilization and saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government.
Beginning in the mid 1500s, the Ottoman Empire began conquering Egypt. However, Egypt remained functionally independent.
Season Two[]
In a flashback to 1705, Lady Miranda Hamilton invites Lieutenant James McGraw to visit the home of Jonathan and Margaret Grey, the Duke and Duchess of Surrey, as they have one of the largest collections of Ancient Egyptian artifacts in all of Europe, and Miranda wants McGraw to accompany her to view it.
Season Four[]
Obi, a Maroon warrior, wears a necklace with an ankh, an Ancient Egyptian symbol for life.
Obi's ankh necklace.
Quotes[]
"Are you familiar with Jonathan and Margaret Grey, Lieutenant?"
"The Duke and Duchess of Surrey?"
"As you may or may not be aware, they hold one of the largest collections of Egyptian artifacts in all of Europe."
"I thought perhaps today you'd join me in viewing them as my guest."
- Miranda Hamilton to James McGraw in XI.
Trivia[]
- While Miranda and Flint discuss the Greys' collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, European interest in Egyptian culture did not begin in earnest until almost a century later after Napoleon's expedition to Egypt helped revive interest about that country.