Egypt's pharaohs have left a powerful legacy of stone architecture, monumental inscriptions, and none secular art, allowing us to reconstruct their achievements with a reasonable degree of certainty. But what was lifestyle like for the standard Egyptian? Here, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley shares ten lesser-known facts.

Who were the 'ordinary people'?
Imagine the population of ancient Egypt arranged during a social pyramid: the pyramid base is supported by slaves, servants, and therefore the serfs, and tenant farmers work the estates owned by the king, the elite, and thus the temples.

Next, come the skilled and semi-skilled artisans; the soldiers, sailors, and people employed on the first state projects (the building sites, tombs, and temples). Above them are the educated professional classes, including scribes, accountants, and doctors. Finally, comes the nobility; the elite who control Egypt's wealth.

The royalty remains exclusive and reserved at the highest of the pyramid. At the same time, the king, or pharaoh – the sole mortal who is deemed ready to communicate effectively with the state gods – is superior to everyone.

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