The sphinxes are of King Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt about 3,300 years ago and was the grandfather of the famous King Tutankhamun. The sphinxes were found in Luxor.
Because the area is one close to some major standing monuments, and since this is desert and relatively flat, the wind builds up surface sand very quickly, and mud brick walls disappear easily, Egyptologist Betsy Bryan, who was not directly involved in the research, told SYFY WIRE. Since Malkata palace had been located in the late 19th century, and the temple of Amenhotep son of Hapu was found in the 1930s to the north of the new site, little had been thought to be lacking.
Ruins of the Golden City of Amenhotep III. Credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images
Hawass and his team started excavating in the area, which extends into the legendary treasure trove of Deir-el-Medina, and is between the Temple of Ramses III in Medinet Habu and the Temple of Amenhotep in Memnon. Because Tutankhamun’s successor Ay had also built a funerary temple there, they believed this could mean the temple of Tutankamun himself was also nearby. What they found exceeded all expectations. The city is im
1. Artimisia (source for entire post)
Basic Artemisia Facts:
Dates: 5th century B.C.E.
Also known as: Artemesia
biography:
Artemisia would have been ruler of Halicarnassus at the time of Herodotus’ birth in that city. Her story comes to us from Herodotus.
Artemisia was the ruler of Halicarnassus (near today’s Bodrum, Turkey) and its neighboring islands, part of the Persian empire then ruled by Xerxes. She assumed the throne after the death of her husband.
When Xerxes went to war against Greece (480-479 B.C.E.), Artemisia brought five ships and helped Xerxes fight the Greeks in the naval battle of Salamis.