Antony and Cleopatra, the interview of Tarsus
Determined to organize the entire East, Mark Antony summoned Cleopatra for an interview in Tarsus, southern Turkey. Instead of presenting herself as a subject, the queen of Egypt knew how to conquer the Roman with her beauty and fabulous splendor. After the defeat of...Read more
Psamtik I and the reunification of ancient Egypt
The Late Period of ancient Egypt The Late Period, is a period in the History of Ancient Egypt that spans about three hundred years, between 664 and 332 BC, and which was initiated by Psamtik I. In the ancient investigations of the Egyptology, the Egyptian history of...Read more
Queen Kiya, The second wife of Akhenaten, The mysterious queen of Amarna
Kiya was one of the wives of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Little is known about her, and her actions and roles are poorly documented in the historical record, in contrast to those of Akhenaten’s ‘Great royal wife’, Nefertiti. Her unusual name suggests that...Read more
The riddle of the Scorpion King
A striking piece of limestone dating back five thousand years, discovered at the ancient Egyptian site of Nekhen (Hierakonpolis), already reveals the imminence of the birth of an organized state and the existence of an all-powerful monarch. But who was this character?...Read more