BCE, two titans of the Hellenistic world clashed in one of the ancient world’s largest battles to decide the fate of Coele-Syria (modern Syria and Lebanon). The Battle of Raphia saw the Seleucid king ...

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

This hallmark of Hellenistic art underscores Taposiris Magna’s importance during the reign of Ptolemy IV (221–204 B.C.) as a cultural and political hub. The marble head’s presence in a medieval house ...

Claudius Ptolemy was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer who lived in the Egyptian city of Alexandria while under the rule of the Roman Empire. Much of medieval astronomy and ...

Abdel-Badie added that the studies indicate the statue was of a prominent public figure and not a king, which indicates the importance of the site of Taposiris Magna from Ptolemy IV onwards. The head ...