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Ariadne Argyros
Ariadne Argyros is a PhD student in Archaeology at Durham University, UK, whose research explores the iconography of mourning women in ancient Egyptian funerary rituals. Her research interests lie in funerary culture, gender, magic and mythology, modern receptions of antiquity, and decolonization efforts in museums. Alongside her studies, she works with the Wellcome Egyptian collection at Durham’s Oriental Museum, and participates in community archaeology excavations and outreach activities in the North East. In her spare time, Ariadne enjoys indoor bouldering, cooking, petsitting, and a good pub quiz.
Education:University of Chicago, 2020MA Middle Eastern Studies (Egyptology)University of Vermont, 2018BA Anthropology and Classical CivilizationsExpertise:Articles by Ariadne Argyros
The Ptolemaic dynasty founded by Ptolemy I Soter, general of Alexander the Great, and governed Egypt for three centuries, creating a powerful and wealthy Hellenistic state.
The Late Period is the name given to the last era of native ancient Egyptian rulers, from 664 BCE to the campaigns of Alexander the Great in 332 BCE.
The Third Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt was a complicated era of political uncertainty, marked by a divisive state and the conquest and rule by foreign Egyptians.
Despite later Egyptian claims, evidence shows that the foreign Hyksos rulers of Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period actually contributed to progress in culture, language, art, and military affairs.
As the most illustrious period of Egyptian history, New Kingdom Egypt reached its height of power and imperial expansion under some of the most famous pharaohs remembered today.
Old Kingdom Egypt was considered a ‘Golden Era’, defined by experimentation and innovation. It has endured and influenced pharaonic history even thousands of years later.
