The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they ...

A few decades later, accounts by Greek geographer Strabo suggest Ptolemy IV Philopator, the fourth pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt and the great-grandson of Ptolemy I, moved Alexander's body to its ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

With an all-star cast led by Sterling K. Brown, the eight-part series is set in an idyllic neighbourhood inhabited by some 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 ...

A rare intact Hellenistic estate at Khirbet el-Eika in Eastern Galilee was likely abandoned by its inhabitant as Yonatan ...

The cast also includes Percy Daggs IV (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey), Nicole Brydon Bloom (The Gilded Age) and newcomer Aliyah Mastin. Brown’s character is “not Randall,” he teased in June.

While it is clear the figure was important, preliminary studies suggest he was not a king, but a notable public figure—a finding that underscores the significance of Taposiris Magna from the time of ...