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 ...

"Until now, everyone has had pretty much the same fix on Cleopatra: passion's plaything, sultry queen, a woman so beautiful she turned the very air around her sick with desire, a tragic figure ...

A statue discovered at Cleopatra’s tomb allegedly reveals the Egyptian queen’s true face. An Egyptian-Dominican ...

Cleopatra, and Marc Antony spent time in their decadent love affair on the Greek island of Samos in the summer of 32 B.C.

The narrative of Cleopatra displays the art of balancing being a woman in power while also managing public perception. Laurie Kraus-Landry, a professor of history and geography at Nicholls State ...

Ancient statue discovered at Egyptian temple may be rare Roman bust of Cleopatra - Not everyone is convinced statue belongs to legendary queen ...

Cleopatra was soon to become Queen of Egypt, the richest kingdom in the Mediterranean. With Caesar already notorious for his sexual energy, the two became lovers almost immediately. The following ...

The Roman historian Dio Cassius reported that Cleopatra's body was embalmed as Antony's had been, and Plutarch noted that on the orders of Octavian, the last queen of Egypt was buried beside her ...

This portrayal hasn't been free of controversy, though - the decision to cast a black actress (Casualty's Adele James) as Cleopatra caused uproar in Egypt, where academics claim their queen was of ...

Her three children were taken to Rome and raised by Mark Antony’s widow. One of her daughters. Cleopatra Selene, later became a queen herself, and so kept the family business going.

Cleopatra has fascinated us for 2,000 years. The legendary last queen of Egypt was the wealthiest, most powerful woman in the world. Today, she remains one of the most famous women of history and ...

The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic ...