Llewellyn-Jones does when considering the soap-operatic scheming, “how Egypt’s government functioned at all.” It may not ... no-nonsense queens reaching for the nearest asp.

The 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut, who died in about 1458 B.C., was one of a small handful of women to have ruled Egypt. Her valley temple was intentionally demolished centuries later.

Their grand architecture and works of art left a lasting testament to the greatness of the Nubian kings and queens ... giving Sudan more pyramids than all of Egypt. Tall, slender, graceful ...

Modern historians agree that the queen of Palmyra did not descend from ... By 270 she had taken control of all of Egypt, its wealth, and the grain it supplied to Rome. Her empire looked unstoppable.