Medinet Habu is a temple, a royal palace, and a fortified stronghold. It was the stage for grand victory celebrations, daily life, and the brutal Harem Conspiracy. This is a guide to reading its stones and feeling its layered history.
Before the knife was drawn, there was a family, a court, and a community. This is the story of the people behind the harem conspiracy at Medinet Habu.
Ramesses III, his son Pentawer, familial betrayal, murder, a mysterious mummy, shocking method of calculating soldiers’ pay, secret of the screaming mummy,
Returning to Luxor after years away, I encountered unexpected challenges crossing to the West Bank. Learn how to avoid taxi pitfalls, safely navigate local transport, and explore with guided tours for a smooth, stress-free experience.
Why did Akhenaten risk everything, fly in the face of the entire Egyptian priesthood, close the temples, and move everyone hundreds of miles into the desert to worship “the One God”? According to the Christian Bible, Joseph, the Hebrew Patriarch, was betrayed by his envious brothers at the age of 17 and sold into Egyptian…