Its value as the key that unlocked the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding ...

Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever ...

True obelisks are “monolithic,” or made from a single piece of stone, most often granite ... with most pilfered by emperors and sent from Egypt to Rome and beyond. In fact, these unique ...