As the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, Nefertiti played a major role in Egyptian politics ... also honoring the ancient queen. The royal consort’s memory goes far beyond trends — it helps shape ...

Contrary to popular opinion, one of the most famous women in ancient history did not rule Egypt, according to a new book. Dr Joyce Tyldesley, an Egyptologist from The University of Manchester, says ...

No fewer than seven Queen Cleopatras ruled ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, as a new book explains, writes David ...

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This is the face of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti, stunningly reconstructed ... the first woman to wield absolute power in the ancient world - were destroyed after her death. But now scientists ...

Dominic Montserrat, whose Akhenaten book is subtitled History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt, noted that we ... began to portray Akhenaten and his queen, Nefertiti, in unusually natural and intimate ...

Bust of Nefertiti, Egyptian Museum, Berlin. The solar deity was a pretty big deal for the Ancient Egyptians ... but when she became queen of Egypt at eighteen law prohibited women from ruling ...

In ancient Thebes ... Tanet the name Nefertiti, and told her it is the gods' will that she marries Amenophis. Capturing Tumos, Benakon blackmails Nefertiti into becoming Queen of the Nile.

Queen Nefertiti's bust is a tourist magnet in Berlin, but there are arguments about repatriation.

Let me explain that the word love is very simple in comparison to my fondness for antiquities. World Renowned Egyptologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass has revealed he is ...