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Archaeologists Were Excavating the Site of Two Ancient Forts—And Found a THIRD Ancient Fort
Alongside the fort, the mission uncovered housing units, the eastern gates of the two known forts, a limestone road, and ...
Greek Reporter12d
Alexander’s Legacy: The Ptolemaic Era of Greek Rule in Egypt
When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...
State Information Service (SIS)5d
New archaeological discoveries in Sinai
The Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered remnants of military ...
Fortress discovered in Northern Sinai, including Roman-era soldiers' dwellings
Well-preserved Roman-era soldiers' dwellings were unearthed, providing a clear picture of daily life at the fortress during ...
La Brújula Verde3d
A Third Roman Fortress Discovered in the Northern Sinai Peninsula
The Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced the discovery of a group of ...
Smithsonian Magazine22d
Inside the Tombs of Saqqara
An engineer from Cairo’s Ain Shams University uses a Lidar scanner to map the 4,300-year ... life in 30 B.C., bringing the Ptolemaic era to an end, Rome ruled Egypt. Whereas the Greeks had ...
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Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert
However, new finds by archaeologists from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shed light on what the fortress was like more than two millennia ago. They found that during the Ptolemaic ...
Global Times4d
Egypt unveils Ptolemaic-Roman military fortresses in Sinai
The undated photo shows uncovered remains of military fortresses and residential units for soldiers dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, in the North Sinai Province, Egypt. (Photo ...