Ancient Egyptians were ruled by a leader called a pharaoh and worshipped ... and started the last dynasty of Egypt — the Ptolemies, which included Cleopatra — before the Roman Empire took ...

Most famously Cleopatra is said to have ... Which other pharaohs could have made this list? Which other stories of Ancient Egyptian rule frighten you half to death? Let us know in the comments.

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

The pharaoh's identity is a mystery for now. Check out his tomb. Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious new king of ancient Egypt, buried in a network of tombs at Anubis Mountain.

wrote to Pharaoh complaining of an Egyptian woman who doused him with urine and spat in his face.) It’s an insightful interpretation of one of the ancient world’s great civilizations.