The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

BC, dawned heavy with the anticipation of battle. On the plains of Mantinea, the fate of the Greek world hung in the balance.

This video explores the life and significance of Queen Nefertari, the Great Royal Wife of Ramses II. Nefertari was highly educated, able to read and write hieroglyphs, and married Ramses II at the ...

At the long-awaited opening of the new 44-unit The Camelot apartment complex in West Hartford’s center, developers and state officials called the project a rare mix of high-quality but afford… ...

Together, the three gods made the divine triad at Thebes, and the temple for Amun is a central part of the Karnak complex. Amun, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu represent the divine triad of Thebes.

The southern city of Thebes served as the base of the Egyptian challenge to the Hyksos. The city sat on the banks of the Nile, more than 400 miles south of the modern city of Cairo.

He dreamed of Thebes and Camelot, And Priam’s neighbors. Miniver mourned the ripe renown That made so many a name so fragrant; He mourned Romance, now on the town, And Art, a vagrant.

LUXOR, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that a tomb dated to the Middle Kingdom period has been discovered in the Asasif necropolis at Thebes, which is located on the western bank of the Nile River in ...

A thousand Spartan soldiers, trained for combat from the age of 7, were returning from an expedition when they stumbled on a much smaller force from the rival city of Thebes. Rather than retreat ...

Thebes rose to prominence around 2040 BCE during the Middle Kingdom. It reached its zenith during the New Kingdom (1550-1070 BCE), becoming a focal point of worship for the god Amun-Re.

Nevine El-Aref explores the rich history of Thebes and the work being done to offer a glimpse of its ancient Egyptian grandeur in a series of articles on Egypt’s World Heritage Sites ...

Joel Cochrane is feeling particularly regal these days. In The Shakespeare Company and Hit & Myth Productions’ version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cochrane plays both Theseus, king of Thebes ...