Listen to the Story The name Cleopatra evokes an indelible image of a beautiful, wanton temptress. For those of us of a certain age, a cinematic image of a young, violet-eyed Elizabeth Taylor ...

The sole surviving sample of Queen Cleopatra's handwriting, found on an ancient papyrus, reveals a single Greek word, ...

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 ...

During her reign of 21 years, at a time when other states in the eastern Mediterranean were being assimilated by the growing power of Rome, Cleopatra managed to preserve Egyptian independence through ...

Gal Gadot’s casting as Cleopatra in an upcoming biopic has ignited a debate about whitewashing and ancient history. The actress announced on Sunday that she’s re-teaming with “Wonder Woman” director ...

A 2,000-Year-Old pleasure vessel has emerged from the silt of Cleopatra’s harbor, turning a stretch of seafloor off ...

Social media users criticize the casting of Gal Gadot as Cleopatra, a white, Israel-born star playing the African Queen of the Nile News that Israeli actress Gal Gadot will play Cleopatra has prompted ...

Queen Cleopatra was survived by her daughter, Cleopatra Selene, who would go on to rule a kingdom of her own in North Africa.

Mon, August 5, 2019 at 5:00 PM UTC What we get is the story of a “sneaky, thieving-ass tween” who works to overthrow her sister at every turn, beginning by sabotaging Cleopatra’s marriage to their ...

Egypt’s ruler was more than the sum of the seductions that loom so large in history—and in Hollywood Stacy Schiff The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile ...