The word 'Ophiuchus' might mean nothing to most people, but to astrology aficionados it  could have been the 13th zodiac sign ...

After the conquests of Alexander the Great in Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty established Alexandria, the jewel of the ...

Following the beginning of the reign of Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander the Great's generals, and the creation of the Ptolemaic dynasty, Greek and Egyptian cultures merged. Mohamed Abdel Badie ...

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Two sandstone reliefs of King Ptolemy V were also recently found at the temple. After the coronation of Ptolemy V, who ruled from 210 BC until 180 BC, priests at the sacred city of Memphis issued ...

Another was a Roman geographer called Ptolemy who wrote a description of Britain, listing the names of the many British tribes. The Vacomagi lived in and around the Cairngorns. Other unknown ...

The chamber was likely used to store utensils and amphorae. On the gate’s facades, the team found remains of reliefs showing King Ptolemy VIII — who ruled over Egypt from 170 to 164 BC during the ...

Ptolemy VIII was the younger son of King Ptolemy V and Queen Cleopatra I. He was known for his political prowess and the military conflict he had with his older siblings, Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II.

But in fact she was descended from Greeks and spoke Greek. Her dad was called Ptolemy and his ancestor was one of Alexandra the Great’s generals. Even her name is Greek. It translates as ...

A GROUP of committee members of the Charlestown Government Secondary School - Old Students’ Association (CGSS-OSA) recently hosted an inaugural humanitarian ...