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Thesis reveals Queen Arsinoë ruled Egypt as female pharaoh
Image via Wikipedia Queen Arsinoë II, daughter of Ptolemy I (366–283 B.C.), a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, ruled Egypt as pharaoh some 200 years earlier than Cleopatra, according to a new study into a unique Egyptian crown. “She was no ordinary woman. She fought in battles, and even... »
Amazing discovery in Egypt’s western desert: Remains of vanished Persian army found
Breaking News: SCA announcement re Lost Army discovery The Supreme Council of Antiquities characterizes the following report as “unfounded and misleading”. Source: Egyptology News According to Herodotus (484-425 B.C.), Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the Great, sent 50,000 soldiers from Thebes to attack the Oasis of Siwa and destroy the oracle at the Temple of Amun after... »
Alexander not the first at Alexandria
Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. The city sits on the Mediterranean coast at the western edge of the Nile delta. Its location made it a major port city in ancient times; it was also famous for its lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and its... »
Book Review: The Alexander Cipher
Daniel Knox, a dive instructor and former archeologist, is just one of many characters searching for Alexander the Great’s lost tomb in British author Will Adams’s less than suspenseful debut. Aboard a dive boat in the Red Sea, Knox goes against his better judgment and rescues an attractive young blonde from the clutches of... »
Treasures unearthed at Alexander's birthplace
Archaeologists have unearthed gold jewelry, weapons and pottery at an ancient burial site near Pella in northern Greece, the birthplace of Alexander the Great. The excavations at the vast cemetery uncovered 43 graves dating from 650-279 BC, at the start of the Macedonian kingdom, which had an empire that stretched as far as India under... »
Alexander the Great's "Crown," Shield Discovered?
One of three royal Macedonian burials excavated in 1977 by archaeologists working in the northern Greek village of Vergina may actually belong to Alexander the Great’s half brother. If proven, some of the artifacts found in the tomb—including a helmet, shield, and silver “crown” are probably those of the great general himself, since his... »
