1922 โถ Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
November 4: Howard Carter discovers the Tomb of Tutankhamun.
Year
-690
-664
-502
-116
54
1922
๐ฟ Sphinx of Taharqa Created at Kawa
c. 690 BC-664 BCโSphinx of Taharqa, from Temple T, Kawa, Nubia, is made. Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. It is now kept at The British Museum, London.โถ
SculptureArt History25th DynastyPharaohArt
Egypt
Sudan
United Kingdom๐ Taharqa Appoints Tantamani as Successor in Upper Egypt
๐ Solar Eclipse Visible in Egypt
4 December 502 BC: Solar eclipse darkens Egypt (computed, no clear historical record of observation).โถ
AstronomySolar EclipseCelestial EventsObservation
Egypt๐ Ptolemy VIII's Death and Succession in Egypt
In 116 BC, Ptolemy VIII of Egypt died, leaving his throne to Cleopatra III and Ptolemy IX. This period also saw the beginnings of the Cimbrian War, the Jugurthine War, and the Chinese conquest of Nam Viet.โถ
Ptolemaic DynastySuccessionMonarchyPharaohAncient greece
Egypt๐บ๏ธ Roman Expedition to Southern Egypt Fails to Find Worthy Conquest
Two centurions are sent to the south of Egypt to find the source of the Nile, and possible new provinces. They report that while there are many cities in the desert, the area seems too poor to be worthy of conquest.โถ
Roman EmpireExplorationMilitary ExpeditionFrontierExpansionNile RiverImperialism
Egypt๐บ Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
ArchaeologyPharaohDiscoveryArt History
Egypt