Egyptian archaeologists, alongside British experts, discovered the latest ancient tomb in the mount of Thebes area, west of Luxor and the renowned Valley of the Kings, officials said on Tuesday.

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history.

Tutankhamun was named Tutankh-aten ("the living image of Aten") at birth, but took the name of Amun back when Thebes was restored as the capital city of Egypt after his accession. This time (known as ...

The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

A 3,000-year-old Pharaonic inscription of Ramses III has been found in Jordan’s Wadi Rum, revealing Egypt’s ancient ties.

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Unknown artist, “Mesu Smelling a Lotus” (c. 1525–1504 BCE), New Kingdom, Thebes, Egypt (image via Metropolitan Museum of Art) Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in.

Rekhmire was a governor of Thebes during the reigns of Tuthmosis III and his son Amenophis II. His tomb is one of more than 500 found in the Valley of the Nobles in ancient Thebes. Like most such ...

head of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s archaeological team in Egypt, had unearthed a pit in the great temple complex at Deir el-Bahri, across the Nile from the ancient sites of Thebes and Karnak.

Statue of Ramesses II (made around 1250 BC). Granite; found in Thebes, Egypt. "My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" That was Shelley, writing in 1818 ...

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