The Times of Israel on MSN11h
Enigmatic 2,200-year-old ‘pyramid’ near Dead Sea may have been fortress for ancient taxman
Excavations by Israeli archaeologists at the mysterious Judean Desert site reveal artifacts suggesting it served as a post ...
Greek Reporter7h
2,200-Year-Old Greek Pyramid-Shaped Structure Discovered Near Dead Sea
Archaeologists have found a 2,200-year-old Greek pyramid-shaped structure near the Dead Sea, believed to be a former desert ...
Front Page Detectives on MSN1d
Egyptian Empire Was Built Around Cruelty, Skeletons With Iron Shackles Found in 2,300-Yr-Old Gold Mine Reveal Grim Reality
Gold was extracted from Egyptian mines through forced labor to finance the wars and expansion of the ancient kingdom.
National Geographic news10mon
The search for Cleopatra
ALEXANDRIA Where could they go from there but down? By the time Cleopatra VII ascended the throne in 51 B.C. at age 18, the Ptolemaic empire was crumbling. The lands of Cyprus, Cyrene (eastern ...
Business Insider India6y
Archaeologists opened a mysterious black sarcophagus found in Egypt - and they discovered a gruesome scene
Alexandria was the capital of Ptolemaic Egypt after Alexander's army conquered the region and deposed the old pharoahs.
Nature14d
The Ptolemaic Geography of Africa
and his position at the great port of Alexandria was highly favourable for work of that kind. Of course his methods were faulty, his fundamental data erroneous, and the observations with which he ...
La Brújula Verde12d
Shackled with Iron Chains: Archaeologists Reveal the Harsh Reality of Gold Mines in Ptolemaic Egypt
A recent archaeological discovery in Egypt’s Eastern Desert has revealed the harsh reality faced by miners during the Ptolemaic period. During excavations at the Ghozza site, a team of French ...