Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before the birth of Christ. She lost her kingdom once; regained it; nearly lost it again; amassed an empire ...

The tunnel measures nearly 4,300 feet long and 6.6 feet high. The leading archaeologist in the excavation, Kathleen Martinez, has long believed that the Taposiris Magna could house the tomb of Ancient ...

Martinez believes this piece depicts Cleopatra VII, Egypt’s last Ptolemaic ruler, known for her political acumen and relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Not all experts agree with ...

"Until now, everyone has had pretty much the same fix on Cleopatra: passion's plaything ... her children and whom she seems to have loved), Egypt's queen was a brave and coolheaded political ...

The leading archaeologist in the excavation, Kathleen Martinez, has long believed that the Taposiris Magna could house the tomb of Ancient Egypt’s most famous queen. Cleopatra VII was deeply ...

Cleopatra VII was born in Egypt, but she was descended from a lineage of Greek kings and queens who had ruled Egypt for nearly 300 years. The Ptolemies of Macedonia are one of history's most ...

While Cleopatra VII will likely always be the best-known female member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the other six who ruled before her can help us to understand more about ancient Egypt’s final queen.

Famed for her intelligence, charisma and political skills, Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt with her brother Ptolemy XIII. She defeated Ptolemy with the help of Julius Caesar and became Caesar's mistress.

In the middle of the civil war that would bring him to power, Julius Caesar spent the winter of 48 BC in Egypt. There he met Cleopatra, the woman who would set Roman nerves on edge for most of the ...

The four episodes present the awfully familiar linear narrative of Cleopatra’s rise and fall: from her ascendance to Egypt’s throne in 51 BCE, through to her famed affair with Julius Caesar ...