THE KEMET VAULT COLLECTIONS

Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Egypt in its Mediterranean centuries: Alexander and the Ptolemies, Roman provincial government, Coptic Christian communities, papyri and late antique cities.

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Ptolemaic EgyptThe Ptolemaic period in Egypt: Alexander III of Macedon's conquest and its aftermath, Ptolemy…

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Real architectural photograph of the surviving Temple of Kom Ombo in Upper Egypt, showing its actual Graeco-Roman stone remains; source Olaf Tausch; CC BY 3.0

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Kom Ombo’s Double Temple: Sobek, Harwer, the Medical Relief and Sacred Calendars

A source-based tour of the original double-axis design at Kom Ombo, the two gods Sobek and Harwer, festival records and cautiously interpreted surgical-instrument relief.

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Original documentary photograph of Saint Catherine's Monastery of Sinai surrounded by rocky mountains in Egypt; source Berthold Werner; CC BY-SA 3.0

Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai: Justinian, Manuscripts, Icons and World Heritage

A historical study of the sixth-century Sinai monastery, its manuscript and icon collections, Byzantine architecture and World Heritage…

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Authentic wide-angle documentary photograph of the monumental pylon and entrance of the Temple of Horus at Edfu Egypt; source Vyacheslav Argenberg; CC BY 4.0

Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Edfu Temple of Horus: Ptolemaic Construction, Sacred Reliefs and Festival Evidence

The real architectural and inscription evidence of the Horus temple at Edfu, from Ptolemy III to XII, and…

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Documentary view of the actual Temple of Khnum at Esna Egypt photographed in 2006 before recent conservation; source Steve F-E-Cameron (Merlin-UK); CC BY-SA 3.0

Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Esna Temple of Khnum: Restored Ceiling, Roman Inscriptions and the Colors of Egyptian Religion

An evidence-based guide to the Temple of Khnum at Esna, its Ptolemaic and Roman architecture, astronomical ceiling and…

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Real archaeological ruins at Kellis Ismant el-Kharab, Dakhleh Oasis, photographed by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World; source Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW); CC BY 2.0

Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Kellis (Ismant el-Kharab): Roman Oasis Life, Coptic Papyri and Manichaean Letters

An original evidence-led study of Kellis in Dakhleh Oasis: Greek and Coptic documents, Manichaean families, churches, temple archaeology…

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Cleveland Museum Ptolemaic statue 1914.575, not from Berenike

Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Berenike on the Red Sea: Archaeology of Roman Egypt’s Indian Ocean Port

Original Egyptology research into Berenike's Ptolemaic and Roman Red Sea port, Indian Ocean trade, local life, temple finds,…

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Archaeological interior of the north temple at Karanis Kom Aushim in Egypt's Fayum; source Roland Unger; CC BY-SA 3.0 (Commons multi-license)

Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Karanis in Roman Egypt: Houses, Papyri, Temples and Everyday Life in the Fayum

Explore the excavated village of Karanis through Michigan's excavation records, papyri, Roman-era household finds and genuine temple photographs.

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Actual marble-seated Roman auditorium at Kom el-Dikka, Alexandria; source Keith Camacho; Public domain mark

Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Kom el-Dikka in Roman Alexandria: Theatre, Baths, Lecture Halls and Urban Life

Explore Kom el-Dikka’s Roman theatre, baths, mosaics and lecture halls through official Egyptian archaeology and discoveries by the…

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Oxyrhynchus papyrus 4640 preserving a literary hypothesis associated with Euripides; source Caeciliusinhorto / Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0

Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

The Oxyrhynchus Papyri: Letters, Contracts and Everyday Life in Roman Egypt

A scholarly guide to the Oxyrhynchus papyri, with real manuscript photography and evidence for daily life, contracts and…

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Real ancient marble head traditionally identified as Cleopatra VII wearing a royal diadem made about 40 to 30 BCE recovered from a villa on Via Appia and displayed at Altes Museum Berlin | Louis le Grand, original photograph of Altes Museum sculpture, public-domain release on Wikimedia Commons | Public Domain (photographer's release)

Ptolemaic Egypt

Cleopatra VII of Egypt: Queen, Rome, Actium and the Fall of the Ptolemaic Kingdom

A sourced, non-mythical history of Cleopatra VII 51–30 BCE: Caesar, Antony, Actium, the Dendera relief, Caesarion and Roman…

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