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A depiction of Queen Cleopatra, c50 BC
Ancient Egypt

Who was Cleopatra? Her life, her love affairs and her children, plus 6 little-known facts

Composite image of depictions of Queen Cleopatra
Ancient Egypt

The face of Cleopatra: what did she look like, and was she really so beautiful?

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The solid gold death mask of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, now held in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (Photo by Fayed El-Geziry/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Ancient Egypt

Tutankhamun The Egyptian boy who really discovered the Boy King

A painting of Hannibal leading his men into Italy in 218 BC, seated on top a war elephant (Photo by Peter Horree / Alamy Stock Photo)
Roman

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A statue of Thutmose III who, in the second millennium BC, conquered more land than any other pharaoh, ransacking the region for booty and tribute. (Image by AKG Images)
Ancient Egypt

The dark side of ancient Egypt

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“They changed the way war is run”: Ben Macintyre on the early SAS

A medieval illustration showing a doctor bleeding a patient
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Desert raiders: the Long Range Desert Group in the Second World War

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Statue of Ramesses II, at Luxor Temple. He ruled Egypt for 66 years, and left more statues than any other pharaoh (Photo by Michelle McMahon / Getty Images)
Ancient Egypt

5 of the most powerful pharaohs to rule ancient Egypt

Theban mural showing people plucking geese. (Photo by DEA / G Dagli Orti/De Agostini/Getty Images)
Ancient Egypt

Life in Ancient Egypt: what was it like?

A copy of a wall painting shows Sety I (r1294-1279 BC) opening the door for Osiris, lord of the dead
Ancient Egypt

Egyptian pharaohs: your essential guide to Egypt’s ancient rulers

A carving of Tutankhamun and his young wife Ankhesenamun
Ancient Egypt

The forgotten women in Tutankhamun’s tomb

Egyptologist Howard Carter crouches near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun's remains
Ancient Egypt

Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun: was the tomb really cursed?

Tutankhamun’s golden funeral mask
Ancient Egypt

Your guide to Tutankhamun, plus 8 fascinating facts

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