Abu Simbel Temple to witness rare sun illumination of King Ramses II statue

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Thu, Feb. 20, 2020

CAIRO - 20 February 2020: Abu Simbel Temple is due to witness on Saturday a rare astronomical event which happens twice every year when the first rays of the morning sun illuminate the statue of King Ramses II.

New discoveries in Aswan including child burials, small Artemis statue

 Four intact child burials, a cemetery and a headless statue of Greek goddess Artemis have been discovered by different missions

Dec 2017

The statue of the Greek goddesses

  

There have been a series of antiquities discoveries in Aswan in the last few weeks, officials have said.

Ancient Egyptian Sport - Αρχαία Αιγυπτιακά Αθλήματα

Many of today’s sports were practiced by the Ancient Egyptians, who set the rules and regulations for them. Inscriptions on monuments indicate that they practiced wrestling, weightlifting, long jump, swimming, rowing, shooting, fishing and athletics, as well as various kinds of ball games.

Egypt’s Ancient Port City

 March 30, 2013

OXFORD, ENGLAND—The city of Thonis-Heracleion, which is now submerged in Egypt’s Aboukir Bay, served as the gateway to Egypt during the first millennium B.C.