Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations.

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 ...

Provides a brief orientation to the Pharaonic period and includes information about the ancient Egypt landscape, pre-Pharaoh politics, and the importance of pyramids in Egyptian spiritual beliefs.

Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...

history and culture of Ancient Egypt. Valley of the Kings An area near the River Nile in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes (part of modern day Luxor) where many pharaohs were buried. Imagine you ...

Ancient Egypt ... Luxor (ancient Thebes) and improved the fertility of the soil by regularly depositing fertile silts,” explained Benjamin Pennington, a Visiting Fellow in Geography and ...

Amun was the chief god of Thebes ... parts of Egypt were controlled by a foreign people called the Hyksos. Within the cemetery, the team found coffins holding the remains of ancient Egyptians.