It really has a timeless appeal, especially for kids — mummies, pyramids, hieroglyphs, curses, strange animal-headed gods — there's so much to explore.

Explore how ancient Egypt shaped the culture of Pompeii, from villas adorned with shrines to Anubis and Osiris, to the grand Temple of Isis where Nile water was used in sacred rituals. Blending Greek, ...

A young Nubian princess is adopted by an Egyptian priestess, and thus allowing the 25th Dynasty (Nubian Dynasty) of ancient ...

Derived from the Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Donald Redford's The Ancient Gods Speak: A Guide to Egyptian Religion offers more than 90 articles explaining various features of ancient ...

A talisman depicting the dwarf god Bes was likely meant to protect children and pregnant moms from evil forces in ancient Egypt.

She was the wife of a god and the daughter of a god, and therefore the clear choice for king. But Thutmoses II had a son by one of his many mistresses, an infant boy also named Thutmoses.

A mysterious burial from ancient Egypt contains gold jewelry, including three rings — one featuring the Bes, the god of fun — and a necklace.