Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

Thebes was once ancient Egypt's capital and the cultic center of its most prominent god: Amun. It also was home to one of the largest temple precincts in the ancient world: Karnak. Los Angeles ...

Ancient Egyptians mummified baboons for religious purposes, but new research reveals they were likely raised in captivity ...

Archaeologists made an incredible discovery as they uncovered the temple of a woman who ruled ancient Egypt over 3500 years ago.

Cadmus is a key person in the world of Greek mythology and is best known as the famous founder and creator of the ancient city of Thebes.

Luxor was once ancient Thebes, the erstwhile capital of Egypt ... was worshipped as first among the Egyptian gods. Over time, however, Amenhotep III increasingly began to portray himself as ...

The name Nesyamun means "The one belonging to the God Amun ... who ruled Egypt 1113-1085 BC. Nesyamun was a priest at the temple of Amun in the Karnak complex at Thebes (modern day Luxor).Nesyamun ...

Archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, recently made several discoveries ... Amun was the chief god of Thebes, which is now Luxor. The words "Neb Maat Re" refer to the name and some of the ...