like Cleopatra and Nefertiti. Yet as Kara Cooney explains in her new book, When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt, those women were ultimately only placeholders for the next male to take ...

Take Nefertiti, the 18th-dynasty Egyptian queen ... And yet, more than 2000 years after Cleopatra’s death, the popular narrative around her life remains markedly one-dimensional.

Elizabeth Taylor’s portrayal of Cleopatra in 1963 further cemented this obsession, making the “Egyptian look” a staple in fashion circles. Nefertiti’s style continued to influence fashion ...

The perceived seductiveness of Egyptian civilization has a lot to do with how we’ve glamorized its two most famous queens: Cleopatra and Nefertiti. In 1963, Elizabeth Taylor defined the chic ...

The 3D images also support the legend that Nefertiti's beauty eclipsed even that of the later Cleopatra. With high cheekbones, full lips and swan-like neck, the image bears a striking resemblance ...

“We still find ancient Egyptian civilisation very seductive,” agrees Tyldesley, who believes that this is due to the afterlives of two famous Egyptian queens: Cleopatra and Nefertiti. Ever ...

Nefertiti was the wife of the Egyptian pharaoh ... The Eye of Horus became one of the most important symbols in Ancient Egypt. Cleopatra wasn't actually Egyptian. She was a member of the Greek ...

Her examination of female power profiles six ancient leaders—Merneith, Neferusobek, Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, Tawosret, and Cleopatra—and the existing power structure that enabled them to rule ...

said he thinks the bust dates to after Cleopatra's time. You may like 'Major' ancient Egyptian town discovered — and it has a jug stamped with the name of Nefertiti's daughter 'Not enough ...

Feminist Africa, Vol. 5, No. 1, Africa’s 21st Century Feminist Struggles: Terrains, Formations and Politics (2024), pp. 201-209 (9 pages) This essay explores the tensions surrounding Afrocentrism in ...

She also referenced Cleopatra in several posts on her social media platforms. Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered the release of El-Shimy and Muhammed on December 1 on a bail of 500LE (~$32 ...