Queens of the 18th Dynasty: Yuya’s DNA and Mutemwiya’s Origins
Dr. Hawass' DNA results seem to indicate that Amenhotep and his father-in-law Yuya were related, and this could well have meant that he was...
Egyptian Queens of the 18th Dynasty: Sitamun
Sitamun was the eldest daughter of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, and she was elevated to the rank of a Great Royal Wife of...
Mutemwiya and the Divine Birth of Amenhotep III
Amenhotep was insecure with regards to his heritage and embellished a divine ancestry for himself and in turn venerated his mother as The Chosen...
Pepy I Meryre, King of Egypt: Survivor of a Queen’s Conspiracy and Named a...
Pepy is said by Flinders Petrie to have left more monuments, large and small, than any other ruler before the Middle Kingdom. He built...
The Ostrich in Ancient Egypt
The people of Ancient Egypt traded in ostrich products with Nubia, Ethiopia and Punt. Wall reliefs show conquering pharaohs receiving ostriches and their products...
Military Weapons of Ancient Egypt
The armies of Ancient Egypt basically used three types of offensive weapons and their defensive equipment to oppose the enemies of Pharaoh.
Not all the...
Mysteries of Ancient Egypt: Pyramids, Pharaohs and Temples
Existing for more than 3,000 years, the Ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the longest-lasting the world has seen, but also one of the...
The Creation Story in Ancient Egypt
Religion stayed remarkably constant throughout the 3,000 years from the Old kingdom through to the arrival of Christianity in the Roman period. The fervor...
The Ancient History of Sexism Begins with Hypatia’s Murder
Hypatia was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 355. She was murdered there by a Christian mob. Her story is eloquently told in the 2009...
The Ancient Egyptian Navy
From the beginning of its history Egypt relied on ships during both times of peace and war.
It is no surprise that a country built...