Who was the wealthiest pharaoh?


Who was the wealthiest pharaoh? The spoils from Thutmose III's military campaigns—including plunder, taxes, and tribute—vastly enriched Egypt's treasury and made him the richest man in the world at the time.


Who built the Sphinx?

Archaeologists believe that the Great Sphinx was built during Egypt's Old Kingdom (circa 2575–2150 B.C.) by the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khafre. It is one of the world's oldest works of monumental sculpture and one of the largest.