Ramses I, the pharaoh who traveled to America
Who was Ramses I? In reality, Ramses I was a man not destined to be pharaoh and was born into a prestigious military lineage from the Avaris region in northern Egypt. His name was Paramesu, and he had a brilliant career in the Egyptian army. He rose to great heights...Read more
Nefertiti, the Influential Wife of Akhenaten
In the fifth year of his reign, Pharaoh Amenhotep IV and his beautiful wife Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife, embarked on a lengthy journey from the country’s capital, Thebes, in Upper Egypt. Aboard the royal barges, the monarch and his court traveled 225...Read more
The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep
Ahhotep (circa 1570-1540 BC) was an Egyptian queen of the late 17th Dynasty, who served as regent during the minority of Pharaoh Ahmose and promoted the expulsion of the Hyksos leaders. The principality of Thebes Ahhotep ( Iah “the Moon” is satisfied ) was...Read more
What did Cleopatra really look like?
The burning question historians keep trying to answer. For a historical figure as well-known as Cleopatra, it’s odd that we really have no sense of what she looked like. The muse for so many artists, poets and writers over the centuries, the true visage of the...Read more