A LARGE gateway dating back 2,100 years has been unearthed by archaeologists in an ancient Egyptian town. The secretive ...

inspiring visions of a lush empire far to the south. In accord with the Greek ideals of symmetry and harmony, geographer and astronomer Claudius Ptolemy declared that a great northern landmass ...

The kings they reigned alongside were, equally unoriginally, all named Ptolemy. When Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C., his sprawling empire was divided among his generals into three parts.

Cleopatra followed, bringing along her young son Ptolemy XV Caesar ... They divided the Roman Empire between them. Augustus took Rome, and Marc Antony took Egypt. Marc Antony fell in love with ...

Child: Oh dear. Abdul: When Alexander of Macedon expanded his empire he conquered Egypt, and made himself pharaoh! After he died, the descendants of his general, Ptolemy ruled for nearly 300 years!