Archaeologists recently uncovered an impressive Egyptian temple dedicated to a fertility god that dates back over 2,000 years.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities released a statement about the find on Saturday. The excavation was headed by a joint Egyptian-German archaeological commission.
Historians believe the temple dates back to the reign of King Ptolemy VIII, who may have also been the temple’s founder. Ptolemy VIII was an Egyptian king of the Ptolemaic dynasty and died in 116 BC.
The building, which archaeologists are calling the Great Temple of Athribis, was found in Sohag. Athribis was a…
