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Carvings on the bell tower suggest the temple dates from the reign of King Ptolemy VIII with some inscriptions possibly referring to his wife: Queen Cleopatra III.
According to legend, the library was founded in the 3rd century BC and destroyed around the end of the Roman period, containing millions of cataloged texts. Scholars sti…
An ancient temple of the pharaohs, splendid and mysterious, has been found rarely on the banks of the Nile, in Egypt.
According to experts, this place has a process of seamless development since the era of poet Homer - famous author with 2 epics
Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This famous Greek lighthouse lasted 1,500 years, built to guide ships into Alexandria safe.
Cleopatra is probably the most famous queen of the ancient world. She is famous not only for her beauty but also for her smart sharp features and has become the subject…
Cleopatra may not be the only ancient Egyptian king of Ptolemy dynasty - Queen Arsinoe II, the woman who competed and won ...
According to experts, the architecture may be part of a Greek-Roman period building.
Although living under the reign of pharaohs, the ancient Egyptian women still hold many important positions in the political system, even becoming queen to govern the co…
An Egyptian researcher, the Italian has recently rediscovered a sculpture of twin twins of Cleopatra VII and his lover Mark Antony at a museum in Cairo. The forgotten st…
Archaeologists have discovered silver coins with the image of the ancient Pharaoh Ptolemy III at an oasis south of the capital Cairo (Egypt).
After the Egyptian queen Cleopatra committed suicide, her children had to leave their wealthy lives and soon be separated.
The giant statue that lost its head to the Greek king was found in an ancient temple in Egypt.
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