Father’s Day has just passed us by. Late being better than never, here is a belated salute to Father’s Day as celebrated by our old buddy Oedipus in Greek mythology land. If you think your family ...

Yet at its most vulnerable moment in the year 335 BC, Thebes was utterly abandoned by its luminaires. Overconfidence and ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered what appears to be a smiling ancient Sphinx. With deep sandy eyes and a wide smirk, the statue is probably modelled on the Roman emperor Claudius ...

When we visited King Tut’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, we were in the midst of a guided Abercrombie & Kent tour of Egypt ...

The Great Sphinx of Egypt has fascinated humanity for millennia and even today, this lion bodied monument with the head of a pharoah, still remains a monument shrouded in mystery and wonder.

Over the ensuing years, it accrued graffiti, and even lost its nose, like a rock and roll Sphinx of sorts. But there it stood as a symbol for Doors fans to pay homage to, for seven years.

These famous riddles have puzzled readers from ancient times all the way to the present Riddles and brain teasers have fascinated people for centuries, challenging us to think in new ways and make ...

The Giza Necropolis is a collection of pyramids comprising structures like the Great Pyramid of Giza, the pyramid of Khafre, the pyramid of Menkaure and the Great Sphinx of Giza. The Austrian ...

News of the impressive victory prompted monarchies in the Near East to send ambassadors to Thebes, capital of Egypt, with sumptuous gifts, hoping to curry favor with the pharaoh. Following his ...

It happened in 2023 on the Mississippi River just South of Thebes, Illinois in Alexander County near the very tip of the state. The tow vessel "City of Louisville" was pushing 11 barges upriver just ...