Amenhotep II: The life and death of the great pharaoh
When he wore the double crown of Egypt, on the death of his father Thutmose III, Amenhotep II received the greatest inheritance ever granted to any other pharaoh. Thutmose III, the authentic builder of the New Empire, carried out seventeen victorious military...Read more
Queen Ahmose-Meritamun: The impressive sarcophagus
Ahmose-Meritamun: Queen of Egypt during the early Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. She was the sister and the Great Royal Wife of the second king of this dynasty, Amenhotep I and, therefore, daughter of Pharaoh Ahmose I and Queen Ahmose-Nefertari. It seems that she had...Read more
Who was the Scorpion King in ancient Egypt?
Halfway between history and legend is the figure of a pharaoh prior to the unification of Ancient Egypt and whose symbol was a scorpion under the protection of the falcon Horus (symbol of royalty as protected from the god). This pharaoh, the oldest known to date, has...Read more
The last pharaoh of Egypt: Meet Caesarion, son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar
The last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt was Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, better known as Caesarion. He was the son of Cleopatra VII, with whom he was co-governor from 44 BC to 30 BC, and of Julius Caesar, who never officially recognized him....Read more