The history of Egypt is inextricably intertwined with the unique and distinct empire and civilization of the Nubians that inhabited lands both in the south of modern-day Egypt and in the north of modern-day Sudan. Ethnically Nubian pharaohs even ruled Egypt at various points, and many people living in southern Egypt today are proud of Nubian descent, especially […]
Aswan Sites
The Temple of Isis at Philae
The Temple of Isis originally sat on the island of Philae in the middle of the Nile River in the southern part of the ancient Egyptian empire. The temple was the built by followers of the cult of Isis, a goddess often referred to as the mother of the gods. Its walls portray scenes of the resurrection of her husband Osiris, […]