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A map indicating the area controlled by the African kingdom of Axum (1st-8th century CE) on the coast of the Red Sea.

This is a steatite statuette which depicts 3 standing persons. The woman stands in the middle (her name is Aa-Nubt) and her sons (Khenti-Khati-Hetep and Maat-Neferu) flank her on either side. From Egypt, precise provenance of excavation is...

Ancient Egyptian culture flourished through adherence to tradition and their legal system followed this same paradigm. Basic laws and legal proscriptions were in place in Egypt as early as the Predynastic Period (c. 6000- c. 3150 BCE) and...

This map illustrates the history of the Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans (435–534 CE), a state established in North Africa after the Vandals, a Germanic tribe, and the Alans, an Iranian-speaking nomadic group from the Sarmatian peoples, migrated...

Women in ancient Egypt had more rights than in any other ancient culture and were valued with greater respect. This is evident not only in the physical evidence and inscriptions but in their religion. Some of the most powerful and important...

A map illustrating the state of Egypt at its height during the New Kingdom (c. 1570 - c. 1069 BCE). Also known as the Egyptian Empire, this period began with the reunification of Egypt under Ahmose I (around 1550 BCE) and ended c. 1070 BCE...

This map illustrates the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2055–1650 BCE), a period of political stability, economic revival, and cultural flourishing between the turbulence of the First and Second Intermediate Periods. Established by Mentuhotep...

This map illustrates the rise and development of the Bosporan Kingdom (c. 480 BCE – 341 CE), an ancient state located around the Bosphorus Kimmerios (Kerch Strait), encompassing parts of the eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula. Founded...

A portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59), the British engineer and key figure of the British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840). By John Horsley, c. 1870. (From The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer, 1870, by Isambard...

This limestone fragment came from a New Kingdom tomb at Abusir/Saqqara, Egypt. The relief depicts five enthroned pharaohs, looking to the left. In front of the face of every one of them, a cartouche is inscribed. Only the cartouche at the...