I have been reading universal history and I have just realized how old the Pyramids of Egypt are. Just knowing that Khufu and Khefren pyramids were built around 2700 BCE is mind blowing. And by doing the math those buildings are 4724 years old. As Napoleon said, "From the heights of the Pyramids, forty centuries look down on us". Also, my favorite Pharaoh is Narmer just by the fact tha we know of the existence of such an ancient human, having been born around 3100 BC, which is roughly four centuries before the buildings of the pyramids. By 3100 BC there were still people living in the Stone Age and he was just building the first modern kingdom by the strength of his might.
This is a modern rendition of Narmer's palette, with Narmer about to smash the head of a spldier with hos mace.