Which River is known as the Lifeline of Egypt?

Have you heard of the river called the Lifeblood of Egypt? It is the longest river in the world and the only one that flows ...
BBC

Tim's Pronunciation Workshop: And

Hi. I'm Tim and this is my Pronunciation Workshop. Here, I'm going to show you how English is really spoken. Come on, let's go inside. Hey, look at this: a present. All wrapped up in paper. Now, do ...
UCL

Foreign relations: Ptolemaic Period

The Ptolemaic empire is one of the Greek states which took shape out of the disintegration of the empire of Alexander the Great. Foreign politics in the third century BC concentrated on the expansion ...
Greek Reporter

What Was Ancient Egypt Like Under Roman Rule?

Temple of Seti, Abydos, Egypt. Credit: Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0 The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt for nearly three centuries. This Greek dynasty came to an end when the ...
Nature

Galileo on the Ptolemaic and Copernican Systems

Book Review Published: 07 September 1957 Galileo on the Ptolemaic and Copernican Systems E. J. DIJKSTERHUIS Nature 180, 450–451 (1957) Cite this article ...
ancient-origins

Ancient Greek Pottery Workshop Provides Stunning Examples of Craft!

The Supreme Council of Antiquities had made an exciting discovery at the Tabet Al-Motaweh site west of Alexandria. An extensive Greek pottery workshop and storage area from the Ptolemaic era (305-30 ...