The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it.

Thebes was once ancient Egypt's capital and the cultic center of its most prominent god: Amun. It also was home to one of the largest temple precincts in the ancient world: Karnak.

Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the ...

Two concurrent London productions of Oedipus might seem like overkill, but they actually worked to demonstrate the ...

An ancient Egyptian woman thought to have been pregnant and dying of cancer was actually just embalmed with a technique that ...

A historical anecdote explains why the Macedonians and Spartans never went to war when king Philip conquered all of Greece.

The American Theatre of Actors will present SEVEN AGAINST THEBES A MODERN TAKE ON AN ANCIENT PLAY. Learn more about the upcoming production and see how to purchase tickets.

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