In the display cases of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin lies a fragile piece of papyrus that speaks not of turbulent romances ...

They were masters of ancient Rome – powerful, ruthless military generals who had expanded the sphere of Roman influence, seizing power for themselves and seeking to add the vast Egyptian empire to ...

Cleopatra, the Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt, and Marc Antony, the famous Roman general, conducted part of their decadent love affair on the Greek island of Samos in the summer of 32 B.C. At the time, ...

Lone Star Ballet fuses classical dance with modern flair in Cleopatra’s epic story of ambition and tragedy this weekend in ...

Everyone will be familiar with the story of Cleopatra, ancient Egypt’s last independent ruler before the country was swallowed up by the Roman Empire towards the end of the first century BCE.

A first-century A.D. Roman would falsely assert that "ancient writers repeatedly speak of Cleopatra's insatiable libido." Florence Nightingale referred to her as "that disgusting Cleopatra." ...

The ascendant right wing loves ancient Rome. Its adherents love its glories ... When he came to power after defeating Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium in 31 B.C., he said his ...