Cleopatra VII is one of the most famous women in history, but few people know that her daughter also became a remarkable and influential ruler. Cleopatra Selene II, the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark ...

The Egyptian queen has fascinated me from childhood, but following the archives led only to ancient gossip and Roman propaganda. Fiction was the way to liberate her from misogynist myth ...

"Previously unseen" exhibits from ancient Egypt are on display in a new exhibition in Barnsley. Renowned Egyptologist Dr ...

Netflix has been diving headlong into the lives of powerful queens, and its newest four-part docuseries on Cleopatra is no exception. Queen Cleopatra delves into the life of one of the most iconic ...

Today’s Quote of the Day comes from Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s play Antony and Cleopatra. The line is spoken shortly before ...

Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in history, but the truth behind her story is far more complex than the legend. Far from just a seductress, she was a highly intelligent political strategist ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before ...

Hovering in the background of ancient history’s headlines is King Juba II—writer, explorer, and ruler of Mauretania, the Roman satellite kingdom in North Africa, for almost 50 years until his death in ...

Egyptian experts have criticized Netflix for “blackwashing” its upcoming docu-series about Queen Cleopatra VII. Now, they’re taking action to see that the show never airs — by banning the streaming ...