Egyptomania: Why An Ancient Culture Holds Our Fascination Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A group of tourists pose for photographs in front of the Sphinx at the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt ( Ed Giles / Getty ) Produced by Mythili Rao Produced by PRI and WNYC