Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

Archaeologists and historians reveal how the ascent of The God’s Wife of Amun lifted some women to the highest echelons of religious, political, and financial power in the ancient Egyptian empire.

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The temple itself is 180 meters long and 66 meters wide. Constructed in the style of funerary temples of the ancient ...

During the New Kingdom, the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak was the most important place of worship in Egypt. (Amun-Re was King of the Gods and father to the pharaoh.) The entire temple complex covers ...

Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...

When John had two more sons, he looked to Egyptian mythology for guidance: Amun-Ra is the Egyptian deity of the sun, while Osiris is the deity of the underworld. “It's a strong name. It ...