Historic Painting: “Napoleon and his General Staff” by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1867.
So, you know that I'm a huge admirer of Jean-Léon Gérôme, the French artist of the late 19th century whose vivid brush captured scenes so [...]
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 recently indicated that there are further burial chambers to be discovered behind the walls of [...]
1922-1930 The deconstruction of Tutankhamun’s tomb, in color
First Night History, which scours the web for great history articles, has brought us a link to some truly eye-popping photos of the original discovery [...]
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 has done it again with another fantastic article. This one is about a sacred place [...]
42 Historical People, No. 3: Thuya, Egyptian noblewoman.
The still-regal mummified head of a woman who lived over 3,300 years ago attests to the beauty and poise she must have had in life. [...]
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
I don't do a lot of ancient history on this blog, but Robert Horvat has done a great job on this article about the great [...]
When Egypt was cool: the “Tutmania” craze of the 1920s.
This is the second article in my 1920s Week series. On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered the first of sixteen stone steps [...]
Earth Panorama: the tomb of Ramesses VI, Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
If this looks like a set from an Indiana Jones movie, it should. This magnificently-decorated burial chamber is hewn out of solid stone in the [...]