Horemheb himself had humble beginnings and hailed from Hutnesu (or Hnes) modern Kom el-Ahmar Sawaris in northern Middle Egypt. It is sometimes suggested that he is to be identified with a certain ...

From a sculpture of a nine-year-old pharaoh to cat mummies and an ancient tablet comparable to the Rosetta Stone, a new Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition sheds light on ancient Egyptian civilisation.

Usurpation of monuments and funerary goods occurred over much of ancient Egyptian history. Quite a few Pharaohs and nobles indulged in this practice—and far from our modern notion of greedy monarchs ...

On human nature, Egyptian gods, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, European prints & more from the world of culture. Triad of Osiris, Horus, and Isis, 872–837 B.C., Gold inlaid with lapis lazuli, ...

Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Pétain, De Gaulle, Eisenhower… Many great military leaders, thanks to the popularity and prestige earned through warfare, managed to rise to the leadership of their countries.

I will tell you everything we know so far about the newly Discovered Tomb of Ptah-M-Wiah, the head of the treasury and high-ranking official during the reign of King Ramses II who was the third ...

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Among the key finds inside the tomb are a gold ring inscribed with Ramesses III’s name, bronze arrowheads, and an ivory box. A team of Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a 3,200-year-old tomb ...

A team of Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a 3,200-year-old tomb believed to belong to a high-ranking military commander from the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses III, often considered the last great ...