Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the ...

The final resting place was found in the area of the ancient city of Thebes located west of Luxor ... finding parts of alabaster vessels in the ruins inscribed with King Thutmose II's name and ...

He wrote about rounding a river bend to suddenly see the ancient temples of Karnak and Luxor rising from the ruins of Thebes. "The whole army, suddenly and with one accord, stood in amazement ...

However, the ruins indicate it was an impressive temple, demonstrating the architectural mastery of ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians called the temple Mediu or Mediu with Thebes, meaning “un ...

2008 Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis - Map displaying all components of the inscribed property and their buffer zone Clarification / adopted 2008 Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis - Map displaying ...