Still, it’s not difficult to guess what they were up to. One of the earliest examples of Egyptian literature, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor, composed almost a thousand years after the pyramids, ...

She isn’t mentioned in some of the earliest Egyptian literature, either. Despite her ambiguous origins, Isis became one of the most revered goddesses in the Egyptian pantheon. She has strong ...

From India comes the incredible story of a young man who reconstructed an ‘extinct’ musical instrument using clues in ancient literature. Called the Yazh, this gorgeous harp, carved in the ...

You can’t study the ancient Egyptian civilization without learning about the impact of mythology. Egyptian culture, art, literature, and architecture are all influenced by mythical figures and events.

The Instructions of Amenemhat, also known as The Teaching of King Amenemhat I to His Son Senusret, is a literary work from ancient Egypt that belongs to the sebayt genre, characterized by the ...

The Egyptian capital has inspired poets and writers for a long time. From Mid-June 2025 three writers from Algeria, Germany, Lebanon, Tunisia, or Yemen get the opportunity to spend six weeks in Cairo ...

In one of the most significant discoveries related to Ancient Greek literature over the past half ... came during excavations in late 2022 by an Egyptian team of archaeologists working at the ...

The Eight Diplomats Who Won the Nobel Prize in Literature,” and former Egyptian ambassador to Washington Mohamed Tawfiq spoke about his creative writings through novels published in Arabic and ...

Discover if Manchester is right for you with an online or in-person meeting. Our BA Latin and English Literature Joint Honours course will enable you to develop your linguistic skills in an ancient ...

You can study ancient Greek and Latin from beginner level up. You can also study Archaeology, Egyptology, Greek and Roman Literature, and Ancient Philosophy. Further options are available in other ...