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10 Facts About Mark Antony
One of the last titans of the Roman Republic, Mark Antony’s legacy is almost as long lasting as it is far reaching. Not only was he a distinguished military commander, he also embarked on a doomed love...
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5 of the Most Mysterious Lost Tombs in History
Though their names, works and biographies survive elsewhere, the tombs of various historical individuals continue to evade the archaeologist’s trowel. From Cleopatra to Attila the Hun, these figures...
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What Happened to the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
The lighthouse of Alexandria, built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom in ancient Egypt, was once one of the tallest structures in the world and was a symbol of social, commercial and intellectual power. Now...
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Who Broke the Giant Sphinx’s Nose?
The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most recognisable relics of ancient Egypt. One of the world’s largest monuments at 20 metres high and 73 metres long, it is a staggering 4,500 years old. However,...
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Sekhmet: The Ancient Egyptian Goddess of War
Her name deriving from the word for ‘powerful’ or ‘mighty’, Sekhmet was one of the most prominent goddesses in the Egyptian pantheon. According to myth, Sekhmet, a goddess of war and healing, could...
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How Alexander the Great Became Pharaoh of Egypt
Alexander the Great ventured to Egypt in 332 BC, after he had defeated the Persian King Darius III at the Battle of Issus and he had overwhelmed powerful cities – Tyre and Gaza – on the eastern...
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10 Facts About Queen Nefertiti
Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370-1330 BC) was uniquely influential as both a wife and queen during one of the most contentious yet wealthy periods of ancient Egyptian history. A key catalyst for ancient...
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10 Facts About Pharaoh Akhenaten
Also known as Amenhotep IV, Akhenaten was Pharaoh of ancient Egypt of the 18th dynasty between 1353-1336 BC. In his two or so decades on the throne, he fundamentally altered Egyptian religion, ushered...
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Hatshepsut: Egypt’s Most Powerful Female Pharaoh
By far the most successful woman to rule ancient Egypt as pharaoh, Hatshepsut (c.1507-1458 BC) was only the third woman to reign as female ‘king’ of Egypt in 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history....
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10 Facts About Khufu: The Pharaoh Who Built the Great Pyramid
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most recognisable landmarks on Earth. As the crowning glory of the Giza necropolis, it was the first pyramid to be built at the site and stood as the tallest...
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The Ancient Egyptian Alphabet: What Are Hieroglyphics?
Ancient Egypt conjures images of towering pyramids, dusty mummies and walls covered in hieroglyphics – symbols depicting people, animals and alien-looking objects. These ancient symbols – the ancient...
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How Did Cleopatra Die?
In late summer 30 BC, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, Cleopatra VII, died by suicide. Holed up in a mausoleum she had built on her palace grounds in Alexandria, the story goes that she sent for an...
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Karnak Temple: The Secrets of an Ancient Egyptian Sanctuary
Situated more than 600km up the River Nile, in the north of modern-day Luxor, lie the remains of antiquity’s largest known religious sanctuary. The ancient Egyptian temple complex of Ipet-Sut – Karnak...
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10 Facts About Amenhotep III
The years of Amenhotep III’s reign are widely regarded as the pinnacle of ancient Egyptian civilisation. Known as Amenhotep the Magnificent or Amenhotep the Great, Amenhotep III was the ninth pharaoh...
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