What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of Alexandria along Egypt’s northern coast, they found two ...

2,000 year old mummies have been unearthed as more than a dozen found with rare tongues made from golden amulets.

Dating to the Ptolemaic period, Taposiris Magna is a rich archaeological site on Egypt's northern coast. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists debate whether this bust found ...

Cairo: A joint Egyptian-Spanish archaeological mission has uncovered several Ptolemaic-period (332-30 BC) tombs in Al-Bahnasa archeological site in southern Egypt's Minya province, the Egyptian ...

In the meantime, the artifact is undergoing conservation and restoration to ensure its preservation, with plans to feature it prominently in exhibitions that celebrate Egypt’s rich heritage. The head ...

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Scientists thought a tomb with similarities to buildings from Ptolemaic Egypt had been erected in memory of Cleopatra’s half sister, Arsinoë IV.

The artifacts, which included amulets and a sculpture, smelled like earth when they spilled out of his suitcases, according ...