(April 9, 2010 at 8:48 am)Tiberius Wrote: When I went to Egypt earlier last year, we were told that it was a myth that slavery was abundant in Egypt. The people who built the pyramids and other tombs were paid workers, and they even found evidence that the head worker had gone to the Pharaoh to demand more pay and food or else they would strike.
It seems to have been a story told to Herodotus by his guides during his visit to Egypt. He wrote it down that it took 100,000 slaves 20 years to build the pyramid and once he wrote it down it has taken centuries to undo the damage!
