When Roman Egypt came under attack from the Kushites in what is now Sudan, the Roman forces responded by destroying a Kushite city – or so we thought ...

For instance, archaeologists have recently found that an ancient Greco-Roman town in Egypt survived longer than previously thought. In the past, experts believed that the settlement was abandoned ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and more.

In the middle of the civil war that would bring him to power, Julius Caesar spent the winter of 48 BC in Egypt. There he met Cleopatra, the woman who would set Roman nerves on edge for most of the ...

Even when the Romans were behaving themselves, the very size and wealth of their empire ensured that other people wanted a piece of the action. In Egypt, home to another vast empire thousands of ...

Archaeologists in Ismailia Governorate found the 3,100-year-old tomb of military leader with jars, arrowheads and other artifacts, photos show. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and ...

Cleopatra was the last pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. After her rule, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire. Egypt is now governed by a president. Islam is the main religion and Arabic is the main ...