A piece of ancient Egyptian petroglyph dating back to the First Dynasty offers new insights into the origins of the state.

Could an Egyptian coffin, dated 5,000 years ago, hold the answer to one of the night sky’s greatest mysteries? University of ...

The Roman poet Propertius called Cleopatra “the whore queen.” Cassius Dio referred to her as a “woman of insatiable sexuality and insatiable avarice.” They, and other Roman men like them, were largely ...

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of the power they contained.

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch Black Pharaohs: Sunken Treasures (2019). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

The Williamsburg Bray School, now part of Colonial Williamsburg, taught free and enslaved Black children for several years in the 1760s.

She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen Hatshepsut's legacy was systematically erased by her stepson successor ...

A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early modern England.

In Lagos on Friday, Richard Muzaan of Nigeria triumphs over Burkina Faso's Israël Mano to take the MMC lightweight title at ...

Ramesses II was around 90 years old when he died, an astonishing age for ancient Egypt.