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Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. It served as the capital of ancient Egypt and an important religious cult center. The original...

Limestone plaque depicting the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) on the left holding one of his daughters and Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 to c. 1336 BCE) on the right with one daughter sitting on her lap and the other resting on...

Gela (Greek: Ghéla), in southern Sicily, was a Greek colony founded c. 689 BCE and it remained an important cultural centre throughout antiquity. Prospering on trade and expanding its territory, the city-state founded Agrigento. In the 5th...

The Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) appears beneath the rays of god Aten. Painted sandstone. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1350 BCE. From the Temple of Aten at Karnak, Egypt. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

The Egyptian queen, Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE), the Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE), appears beneath the rays of god Aten. Painted sandstone. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1350 BCE. From the Temple of Aten...

The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the people's everyday lives for over 3,000 years. There were over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon, many whose names are well known - Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor...