Her name was Hatshepsut, and while the achievements of her 21 years in power place her among Egypt’s greatest pharaohs, a brutal censorship campaign resulted in all traces of her existence being ...
Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...
A mummy was publicly identified as Hatshepsut in 2007, but it's a little spooky, so here's a statue instead. Hatshepsut might not be as well known as Cleopatra, but she ruled over Egypt long before.