Cleopatra herself is thought to have ordered the murder of her younger sister, who briefly challenged her place on the ...

The Ptolemies retained their Greek heritage across their entire dynasty. Famously, none of the Ptolemaic rulers and elites ever spoke Egyptian until Cleopatra, the last Hellenistic pharaoh.

The Ptolemaic dynasty was Egypt's last before it became part of the Roman Empire. The dynasty was founded in 305 B.C. after Alexander the Great of Macedonia took Egypt in 332 B.C. and one of his ...

A statue discovered at Cleopatra's tomb allegedly reveals the Egyptian queen's true face. An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission in collaboration with the National University Pedro ...

The Ptolemaic dynasty was Egypt's last before it became part of the Roman Empire. The dynasty was founded around 300 B.C. after Alexander the Great of Macedonia took Egypt in 332 B.C.

An antiquities official says a trove of ancient artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds.

CAIRO (AP) — A trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds, an official with ...

Other items found in the area of the tombs include statues, funerary amulets and a pottery vessel containing 38 bronze coins dating back to the Ptolemaic period. The Ptolemaic dynasty was Egypt's ...

CAIRO (AP) — A trove of ancient artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds, an ...