In Yaël Farber’s production of The Winter’s Tale, he shows the jealousy that will destroy his family as a sudden attack: there is no gradual buildup of suspicion, but a shaking body, a speeding ...

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A journey through the wonders of ancient Egypt is set to unfold in Hong Kong this winter, bringing over 250 priceless artefacts to the heart of Asia.

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of the power they contained.

After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an ...

Analysis - After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her ...

An archaeologist has studied broken statues of Queen Hatshepsut—one of the few women to rule as an Egyptian pharaoh, 4,000 years ago—and found that they were not attacked during the ...

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed? Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

Fragments from an indurated limestone statue of Hatshepsut (approximately life size). Credit: Harry Burton / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Egyptian Art Archives (M10C 71) But recent ...

Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians worshiped a God known as Anubis. He was the god of death and resurrection and is depicted with the head of a jackal. Anubis played a vital role in the ...