You probably know that the pharaohs were powerful rulers of Egypt, but you may be surprised by what you don’t know about them. For example, did you know there was a pharaoh who let his army lose in battle only so he could protect the lives of cats, that were considered sacred? Or that the female pharaoh Hapshetsut asked to be depicted as a man by all artists in order that naysayers wouldn’t criticize her ability to rule based on her gender?
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