Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

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

Previously, Egyptologists thought the site was not inhabited until later times, when the Greeks founded their own settlement ...

The pyramids of Khafre, center, and Khufu (Cheops) on the Giza plateau, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo ... individuals with no expertise in ancient Egyptian civilization or ...

The cities of Memphis (the capital of ancient Egypt) and Thebes (modern-day Luxor) are highlighted in red. | Credit: PeterHermesFurian via Getty Images A number of names were used for Egypt.