In the history of Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII Philopator holds a special place. Not only as the last ruler of the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty, but also as a vital political actor who, in the turbulent final years of Egypt’s independence, skillfully leveraged her assets in the struggle for power against the most powerful empire of the time: Rome.
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Some time ago we wrote about the ancient port of Berenike on the Red Sea coast. This time we had an opportunity to talk with dr Joan Oller Guzmán from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, who in 2020 and 2021 conducted an archaeological survey in the Mons Smaragdus region of the Egyptian Eastern Desert. This region was known in Antiquity as the only source of emeralds within the borders of the Roman Empire!
We invite you venture further into this article, where dr. Guzmán tells us about exploring underground galleries and what they have found in the dungeons deep.
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