Its value as the key that unlocked the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding ...

Archaeologists have discovered multiple artifacts depicting ancient Greek deities in the ancient city of Finziade in Sicily.

BCE, two titans of the Hellenistic world clashed in one of the ancient world’s largest battles to decide the fate of ...

January happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were Sobekneferu, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the head of a Ptolemaic period Greek statue at the ruins of a 7th-century AD house in Taposiris Magna ...

Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in Egypt, built upon Babylonian knowledge in his geocentric model of the ...

Alexander the Great died at age 32, but his cause of death is unclear. What killed him has been a long-standing source of ...

Following Alexander's death in 323 BCE, Ptolemy played a pivotal role in the partitioning of the vast empire, eventually becoming the ruler of Egypt. Known for his strategic mind and political acumen, ...

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was born in 69 BC into the Ptolemaic dynasty, founded by Ptolemy I ... against came to pass as Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire, and she went down in ...

Snake bracelets from Egypt's Roman Period dating to the first century. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IN NEW YORK In 332 BC, Alexander the Great conquered Egypt during his military campaign across the ...

During this dynasty, Egypt was ruled by Ptolemy I Soter I, a general of Alexander the Great who took over part of the empire following the Macedonian king's death. But dwarves in Egyptian culture ...