How long did Egyptians worship Ra?
2,000 years
Worship of Ra was already established by the time of the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2613-2181 BCE) and continued for almost 2,000 years until, like the other Egyptian gods, he was eclipsed by Christianity.
When did Egyptians stop believing in Ra?
The short answer is that the worship of Egyptian deities began to decline around the late 4th and early 5th Centuries CE as Christianity became popular, and was finally eradicated in the 6th Century CE when the Christian Roman Emperors outlawed pagan cults.
How long did people believe in Egyptian gods?
3,000 years
In the modern day, people routinely refer to the faith of the ancient Egyptians as a primitive, polytheistic faith; however, the Egyptian gods were worshipped for more than 3,000 years and the only religiously-themed conflict recorded was during the reign of Akhenaten (1353-1336 BCE) when the king insisted on a …
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