Ptolemy I Soter was a Greco-Macedonian ... although he assimilated some aspects of Egyptian culture and was crowned pharaoh in 305 BC. He died in 283 BC.

The excavation was headed by a joint Egyptian-German archaeological commission. Historians believe the temple dates back to the reign of King Ptolemy VIII, who may have also been the temple's founder.

Queen Cleopatra was survived by her daughter, Cleopatra Selene, who would go on to rule a kingdom of her own in North Africa.

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in the region of Egypt where King Tutankhamun was discovered ... the Great dating to the Time of Ptolemy I (367-283BC), children's toys made ...

However, the researchers who made the discovery believe it is likely the resting place of a king who ruled upper Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period between 1640 and 1540 BC as part of the ...