Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

Ramses II is considered one of the greatest rulers of Ancient Egypt, for his military prowess as well as his construction record. He stuck around too – he died at the ripe old age of 92 ...

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

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

When the pharaohs were good rulers the ancient Egyptians enjoyed a peaceful and successful life. Cleopatra was the last pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. After her rule, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire.

Her successful reign and exceptional position as a female ruler make her mummy an important subject of study for understanding gender roles and political power in ancient Egypt. Amenhotep III ...

But the world’s earliest civilization actually spanned more than 3,000 years, from 3150 B.C. to 641 A.D. King Tut was only 9 years old when he became ruler of Ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun ...

On this day, 101 years ago, archeologists unveiled the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun after his sarcophagus was discovered in a well-hidden tomb that had been preserved for over 3,000 ...