Established between 280 and 270 BCE by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus—an ancestor of Cleopatra VII—Taposiris Magna lies about 25 miles west of Alexandria. Past excavations revealed a number ...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos of Alexandria, was built by Ptolemy II Philadelphus. It was built to guide ships into the harbor but became a marvel of ancient engineering.

Cleopatra, the most famous member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Credit: Mary Harrsch / Flickr CC BY 2.0 Cleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, but few people are familiar ...

They even described the finding in the city, which was established by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the son of Alexander the Great's renowned general, between 280 and 270 BC, as a 'geometric ...

He had Caesarion executed, then paraded Cleopatra’s children Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II in Rome near an effigy of their dead mother. (Ptolemy Philadelphus’ fate remains unknown, but many ...

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A once renowned hero turns into a violent tyrant, and an empire falls into decline. A Liberation Army is rising up in an act of rebellion against an oppressive rule. One by one the 108 stars of ...

The Carolina Panthers have agreed on a contract with Minnesota Vikings edge rusher Patrick Jones II on a two-year deal worth up to $20 million, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported on Monday.

The event originated in Argentina, and St. John Paul II played a fundamental role in its establishment. The story has its beginnings on Nov. 13, 1998, when the pilgrim pope received the then ...