Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations.

Experts say the discovery "opens a window into the spiritual world of communities that lived approximately 10,000 years ago.” ...

Old Temple Dedicated to Egyptian Cat Goddess Bastet Discovered by Archeologists Near a Train Station The Supreme Council of ...

ONE of Egypt’s popular holiday hotspots will be visa-free to visit this summer. The city of Luxor welcomed new flights from ...

Cats have been domestic companions and reverent figures in human history for millennia. Few societies have illustrated this ...

This exciting discovery offers fresh insights into the region's role during the reign of Thutmose III and its connection to ...

Are these ancient symbols complete words, part of words, or part of sentences? The solution will earn the successful ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.

View of ancient Rome. Public domain image from Yale ... Here’s a breakdown of the numbers behind Rome’s unrivalled glory. 1,000,000: Rome’s population by 1 A.D. The city was the first ...

Ask the ancient Egyptians, and they'd tell you about Wadjet, the protective goddess of Lower Egypt and guardian of pharaohs, often depicted as a rearing cobra known as the uraeus. After the ...

What stands out most about this enigmatic creature is its complexity — or, more precisely, its duality. Ask the ancient Egyptians, and they'd tell you about Wadjet, the protective goddess of Lower ...