Historic Painting: “Napoleon and his General Staff” by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1867.
So, you know that I'm a huge admirer of Jean-Léon [...]
Historic Painting: “The Colossi of Memnon” by Hubert Sattler, 1846.
These ancient statues, captured by an Austrian painter in the 1840s, still exist as mighty monuments to a civilization long dead.
Breaking News: King Tutankhamun’s tomb hidden chambers confirmed by radar. “It could be the discovery of the century…” said Egyptian Minister Mamdouh Eldamaty
I am incredibly excited about this discovery in Egypt, which [...]
1922-1930 The deconstruction of Tutankhamun’s tomb, in color
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Star-crossed voyager: The sad career of the MS Achille Lauro.
Burned, blown up, hijacked, bankrupted, and finally sunk...ships don't get much unluckier than this one.
The Monastery of Saint Catherine.
Robert Horvat of the History of the Byzantine Empire blog [...]
42 Historical People, No. 3: Thuya, Egyptian noblewoman.
The still-regal mummified head of a woman who lived over [...]
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
I don't do a lot of ancient history on this [...]
When Egypt was cool: the “Tutmania” craze of the 1920s.
This is the second article in my 1920s Week series. [...]
Earth Panorama: the tomb of Ramesses VI, Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
If this looks like a set from an Indiana Jones [...]