From the banks of the Nile to grand temples, Sobek inspired awe and fear as the crocodile god of ancient Egypt. This breakdown reveals how he embodied strength, fertility, and military might, while ...

Gamal Abdel Nasser, as a young Egyptian army officer, was surrounded by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

From the shimmering jungles of Asia to the sun-baked plains of Africa, big cats have stirred awe, fear, and fascination for ...

Upon his return to London, Sir Moses was given a hero’s welcome, including a big ceremony and special synagogue services, and, when he met with Queen Victoria to present her with the firman, she hon ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.

Caribbean waters meet cobblestone streets and colorful architecture in Cartagena. The city’s fortress and walled Old Town, ...

Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged man who may have worked as a potter and likely ...

Similar examples of ancient lion artifacts appear to have been used as door knockers. But the newly discovered discs may have ...

A section of a New Kingdom stele listing offerings made to ancient Egyptian gods was discovered today by chance at Matariya in northern Cairo During construction work carried out by the Ministry ...

Rising Lion indeed is a “peculiar and fateful” moment in history, and point to the attentive hand of God in our world.