What Was Found Inside the Tomb of King Tutankhamun?
30 Nov 09
Unlike many of the tombs discovered in Egypt, the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found mostly intact. Read this short article to find out why the finding of this tomb was so spectacular. Read More...
Who Was King Menes of Ancient Egypt?
29 Nov 09
King Menes was one of Egypt’s most well remembered Pharaohs and the Pharaoh credited by finding the First Dynasty, which would have placed his reign at about 3100 B.C. Since the First Dynasty was very important to Egypt’s civilization, you could say that Menes was the founding father of Egypt. More than a few sources have even speculated that Menes was a mythical king, not necessarily a literal human king. Read More...
Meet Ancient Egypt’s King Tut
28 Nov 09
Ancient Egypt’s King Tut is officially known as Tutankhamun (or Tutankamun). He lived between 1341 BC—1323 BC and was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. His original name was Tutankhaten, which meant “Living Image of Aten” while his second name meant “Living Image of Amun.” It is well known that Tutankhamun was only eight years old when he became pharaoh of Egypt. Read More...
Wondering About Alexander the Great in Ancient Egypt?
28 Nov 09
Whether you learned of Alexander the Great in Ancient Egypt from history books or loved Colin Farrell’s interpretation in the film Alexander, the man is truly one of history’s most interesting people. Alexander the Great was known as Alexander III of Macedon and lived from 356-323 BC. Alexander the Great spent several months in Egypt as part of his plan to topple Persian King Darius III’s empire. After he conquered Persia's territories along the coastline of Asia Minor, as well as Syria-Palestine, Alexander the Great decided to head south into Egypt where he remained for half a year’s time. Read More...