This book follows the life story of Amenhotep III, one of the most important rulers of ancient Egypt, from his birth and into the afterlife. Amenhotep III ruled for 38 years, from ca. 1391-1353, ...

The city dates to the reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, who ruled from 1391 to 1353 BC. The city continued to be used by pharaohs Ay and Tutankhamun, whose nearly ...

GrandfatherAmenhotep III KV35Now identified as Tut’s grandfather, Amenhotep III ruled in splendor some 3,400 years ago. His mummy was buried with a wealth of goods. Several hundred years later ...

Graphics experts have brought the ancient past to life by recreating the face of Amenhotep I, the pharaoh who founded the Valley of the Kings and reshaped Egyptian history. Amenhotep I ...

He also may have been motivated by the example of his father, Amenhotep III, who was one of the greatest builders of monuments, temples, and palaces in Egyptian history. Both kings were part of ...

After the prosperous 39-year reign of his father, Amenhotep III, the pharaoh inherited a peaceful kingdom, which, says Egyptologist Arlette David of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was a ...

The abundance of gold was so significant that foreign rulers, like one from Mitanni, an ancient state in Anatolia, wrote to king Amenhotep III requesting ... of historical facts, which cannot ...

The mummy of Amenhotep I, who ruled from 1525 to 1504 BC, was found at a site in Deir el-Bahari 140 years ago. But archaeologists have refrained from opening it in order to preserve the exquisite ...

Two towering statues are attributed to 18th-dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Two stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, standing guard in front of the ruins of his ...

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