All posts tagged "ancient history"

The whole of earth’s beauty may seem like a canvas that is always visible and clearly seen...

The night is claustrophobic, and the king lay dead in his bed. French Crusaders are a volatile...

To veteran-sleuths and skeptics alike, Atlantis is a well-worn—arguably worn-out—name. Across centuries, it has come to embody...

Imagine a city with all the knowledge in the world, a wealth of writers, artists, scientists and...

Consistently, ancient Egypt has supplied modernity with some of its most fascinating finds and unexplainable feats; from...

Egypt’s earliest memories were printed on papyrus, and its more modern ones, woven into tapestry. Tapestry-making has...

Small in size, dog-like in only appearance: Egypt’s prized scavenger is a staple of many histories and...

There’s a nook in every home: it’s sparsely lit, with colorful boxes stacked together in an odd...

Henna is an age-old shrub that has elegantly worked its way into history and literature, much like...

An archive of knowledge said to be so expansive, so awe-worthy, that upon its ruin the Queen...

Granite catches the light and a felaha looks across the Cairo University Bridge. She is one of...

When the word library comes to mind, several images rise alongside it: commanding structures, brooding masterpieces of...

Like a solar boat in suspension, Hyatt Regency Cairo West sits elevated on the banks of the...

Guarding the coast, bathed in sun-scarring and salt, stood one of Egypt’s most daunting structures: the Pharos...

Symbolism is the only mutual language which remains between ancient Egypt and the modern world; the eye...

What is truly distinctive and unique about Cairo is its authenticity. No matter where you are, whether...

  An Egyptian archaeological team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has unearthed a temple at the...