The artefacts were found near the Hathor Temple, one of Egypt's best-preserved ancient sites. The limestone sphinx with its "smiley face and two dimples" is thought to represent Roman Emperor ...

The killing over, the empire was theirs and they divided the spoils. Augustus kept Rome, while Antony took Egypt. There he fell under the spell of Cleopatra, Egypt’s beautiful queen. Trouble in ...

Most important of all, he wanted to surround himself with reminders of his astonishing travels through Spain, Egypt, the eastern provinces of the empire, and—of particular interest to this most ...

The ancient Egyptian civilisation thrived for over three thousand years, but what happened to that once mighty empire and its people? What was life like for the ancient Egyptians? How different ...