Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated ...

For centuries, the location of Alexander the Great’s tomb has remained one of the most baffling and captivating mysteries in ...

The Ptolemaic Dynasty was founded in Egypt in 305 BCE by Ptolemy Soter, a Macedonian general who served Alexander the Great of Greece during his earlier invasion of Egypt, which liberated the ...

This silver coin bears the face of Ptolemy I Soter, who founded the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt and brought the Greek language with him. (Image credit: Photo by DeAgostini via Getty Images) ...

Cleopatra was not just a famed Greek queen of Ancient Egypt, but she also even created her own secret drinking club.

367–282 B.C. Ptolemy I Soter, king of Egypt, champions pathologic anatomy and establishes the great university and library in Alexandria. He becomes the first ruler to allow medical officials to ...

The mummies spanned all ages and were buried in various types of tombs, all seeming to date back to the Ptolemaic dynasty, which lasted from 305 to 30 B.C.

Ptolemy I Soter's library on the grounds of the Royal Palace thrived for 250 years. The bulk of it was believed destroyed by fire in 48 B.C. when Julius Caesar attacked Alexandria harbor in his ...

Wonder #7 History Clue This Wonder was located in a city founded by Alexander the Great, who established it as the new capital of Egypt. It was later ruled by Ptolemy Soter, who started the ...

Ptolemy became an honorary title, the way Roman emperors not descended from Octavius would still be referred to as “Caesar.” Ptolemy I’s full name was Setepenre-meryamun Ptolemy I Soter.

Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated to the goddess Wadjet, a granary and several stunning artifacts.