On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

(250411) -- ALEXANDRIA, April 11, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People watch a sound and light show, which tells the history of the ...

Alexander the Great famously founded the city of Alexandria in 331 BCE. It went on to be the capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...

People watch a sound and light show, which tells the history of the founding of the ancient city of Alexandria, at the ...

Hypatia of Alexandria, born in the 4th century in the Roman Empire, was one of the most intellectual and respected female ...

A newly unearthed settlement in Egypt’s north-western Nile Delta dates back around 3,400 years to the New Kingdom era and ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the ... archaeologists dug deeper was a whole other city, one that was already ancient when Alexander arrived in Egypt.

In the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt, a great library burned. It was said by some to have held upwards of half a million ...