Ancient Egypt

Incised block (talatat) from an Amarna temple, Queen Nefertiti offering a bouquet to Aten. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. 18th dynasty c 1352 1336 BC. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

Top 10… Female Pharoahs

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How the Sphinx lost its nose

Howard Carter (1873-1939) egyptologue anglais pres du sarcophage en or massif du pharaon Toutankhamon (momie) en Egypte (Vallee des Rois) en 1922 (photo Harry Burton) --- Howard Carter (1873-1939) english egyptologist near golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamon (mummy) in Egypt in 1922 (photo Harry Burton)

Five facts about Tutankhamun’s mummy

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Who was Egypt’s most successful pharaoh?

When was the first strike? © Getty Images

When was the first strike?

Five facts about… the curse of Tutankhamun’s tomb © Getty Images

Five facts about… the curse of Tutankhamun’s tomb

Eight weird things that have happened in July through history © Getty Images

General history

Eight weird things that have happened in July through history

In a nutshell: Rosetta Stone © Getty Images

In a nutshell: Rosetta Stone

Top five… history’s greatest cities © Getty Images

General history

Top five… history’s greatest cities

Why we say: ‘crocodile tears’ © Getty Images

Why we say: ‘crocodile tears’

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5 facts about… Cleopatra