Greek intellectuals in the ancient library of Alexandria made a profound contribution to science and several other ...

Books have been a passion of mine (not discussing others) since my parents began reading to me at an early age. The kindly old (she was probably a lot younger than I am) children’s ...

Cleopatra married both of her brothers as her ceremonial spouse. It is likely that her parents, Ptolemy XII Auletes and Cleopatra V of Egypt, were siblings. 4. Medieval Arab writers portray her as ...

Inheriting the status from her father, Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra VII was known as an effective ruler who led Egypt out of its hardest periods. Despite being widely associated with Julius Caesar in light ...

According to this tradition, Cleopatra was probably married to her ten-year-old brother Ptolemy XIII when their father died and they became co-rulers of Egypt. So in pursuing Caesar, you might say ...

Construction on the Temple of Edfu began under King Ptolemy III Ergetes (who served ... 57 B.C.E., amid the two-part reign of King Ptolemy XII Auletes, one of the last Ptolemaic rulers.

Construction of the temple began during the reign of King Ptolemy III Euergetes and was completed during the reign of King Ptolemy XII.

Involving himself in a civil war between his lover, Cleopatra, and her brother, Ptolemy XIII, the dictator burned down the ships in Alexandria’s bay, starting a fire that, according to the Roman ...

Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIII, as the new rulers of Egypt. Following the dynasty's tradition, Cleopatra married her brother, who was about fifteen at the time. Driven by the ambition of ruling on her ...