The city was founded by Akhenaten, a king who, along with his wife Nefertiti and his son, Tutankhamun, has captured the modern imagination as much as any other figure from ancient Egypt.

Pharaohs were the kings of Ancient Egypt. They ruled over the land, collected taxes from the people, enforced the law and led the Egyptian army against invaders. Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is ...

He served during the reign of King Pepi II who became king during the sixth dynasty of ancient Egypt, between roughly 2305 and 2118 BCE. During Pepi II’s reign, Teti Neb Fu held several ...

British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators opened the doors to the sarcophagus of the ruler itself.

Saqqara, located in the ancient city of Memphis, acts as an “open-air museum” because of the rich history on its soil, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Kings from the ...

We might look at Ancient Egypt as a quick snapshot in time — King Tut only ruled for 10 years, after all. But the world’s earliest civilization actually spanned more than 3,000 years ...

But experts now think it was more likely to have been a fall. Today King Tutankhamun is one of the most famous Ancient Egyptian pharaohs, mostly thanks to the determination andpersistence of ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...

Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids ... The Giza pyramids, the Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple are some of Egypt's most famous archaeological sites. Its history includes a variety ...