In fact, it was such a significant civilization that people who study ancient Egyptian history have a special name: Egyptologists. Keep reading to learn all about why ancient Egypt was so influential.

When people think of ancient civilizations, their minds often drift to the best pyramids of ancient Egypt or the Roman ruins and structures still in use today. Yet scattered across the pages of ...

A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...