The Lost Army of Cambyses: Egypt’s Greatest Military Mystery
Fifty thousand Persian soldiers marched into the Egyptian desert in 524 BCE and were never seen again. King Cambyses II had sent them from Thebes to attack the Ammonians at…
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Ancient Egypt
The Secret Name of Ra: How Isis Outwitted the Sun God
Isis cured the sun god Ra of a fatal snakebite only after he agreed to give her the one thing no other god had: his true, secret name. Ra had…
Setna and the Book of Thoth: The Curse That Killed a Family
Prince Naneferkaptah stole the Book of Thoth from the Nile, and its curse cost his wife, his son, his own life, and nearly Prince Setna's too.
How Was the Great Pyramid Really Built?
For centuries the world believed the Great Pyramid was raised by suffering, forced masses -- until archaeologists found where its real builders lived, ate, and were buried with honor.
The Kingdom That Vanished
Maps still mark where it stood. No one agrees on where its people went.