He died 3,000 years ago, but the world still knows his name: Ramses II. Many of his treasures and his coffin can now be admired in Cologne. Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain.

The youngest Pharaoh in Ancient Egyptian history who died at the age of just 18, King Tut is for many the most iconic name in ...

He is most famous because his tomb was discovered almost intact and full of treasures in 1922. Tutankhamun became pharaoh after the death of his father Akhenaten. Some people liked how Akhenaten ...

The Ten Commandments' adds a lot of elements to the Bible but it still remains respectful to the story of Moses.

It just doesn’t add up. “In fact, the most significant battle Ramses ever fought was at Kadesh: though one of the most famous in the ancient world –it was disastrously executed by the pharaoh.” How on ...

What killed King Tutankhamun? Ever since his spectacular tomb was discovered, the boy king has been the most famous pharaoh of all ancient Egypt. But his mysterious death, at just 19 years old ...

One hundred years ago this month, the tomb of ancient Egypt’s most famous pharaoh Tutankhamun was opened for the first time. We go back to the Valley of the Kings and the discovery of the ...

AN iconic dancer who became artistic director of the world-famous Moulin Rouge has died aged 65. Janet Pharaoh enjoyed a stellar career which saw her rise to international success as a ballet ...