Cleopatra was not just a famed Greek queen of Ancient Egypt, but she also even created her own secret drinking club.

Ctesibius was a pioneering inventor of ancient Greece whose work in pneumatics and hydraulics shaped technologies still in ...

For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her ...

Egypt is a friendly place where people are genuinely happy to see you, especially if you’re a tall, blond American.

The 'rediscovery' of the ancient city of Imet, in Egypt's eastern Nile Delta, has been hailed a landmark historical find.

Cultural artifacts are more than historical remnants; they embody the spirit of a nation and a civilization. In recent years, ...

Blending archaeological artifacts, pop culture imagery, and paintings, an exhibition on Cleopatra explores how the Egyptian queen has been depicted and perceived through the centuries.

UK archaeologists have undiscovered a 2,400 year-old Egyptian metropolis who worshipped a cobra goddess - thanks to state-of-the-art satellite imagery. The 'rediscovery' of the ancient city of ...

A red-granite colossus of Ramses II, the 13th-century BC “king of kings”, rises three storeys from a triangular pool in the atrium of the new Grand Egyptian Museum, just west of Cairo.

Ancient Egypt had many impressive pharaohs, but which of them were especially fearsome warriors? Here are just some who ...

Alexandria was the seat of the senior bishopric of the country, as well as the second city of the Byzantine Empire. During the fourth century CE, many monastic communities were founded in Egypt.