Left: a Roman sculpture of Cleopatra VII wearing a royal diadem, mid-1st century BC (around the time of her visits to Rome in 46–44 BC). Right: A posthumous painted portrait of Cleopatra VII of ...

Cleopatra is not only a supercolossal eye-filler (the unprecedented budget shows in the physical opulence throughout), but it is also a remarkably literate cinematic recreation of an historic ...

Cleopatra’s Needle in London is seen from the Thames. Credit: Ktulucommonswiki. CC BY SA 3.0 “Cleopatra’s Needle” evokes the romanticism of the famous Egyptian queen. However, like some click-bate ...

Asia Pacificcategory Monuments defaced as Australians protest, celebrate national day 10:21 AM UTC Asia Pacificcategory North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles, vows tough stance on U.S. 12:28 ...

A new study settled a century-long debate over whether an ancient skull found at an elaborate tomb in Ephesos, Turkey, was Cleopatra’s sister. Photo from Gerhard Weber, University of Vienna ...

Southeast Asia consists of eleven countries that reach from eastern India to China, and is generally divided into “mainland” and “island” zones. The mainland (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and ...

The near-mythological love story wrapped in political intrigue, Antony and Cleopatra begins previews on March 5 and opens Saturday, March 22 at 7:30PM. “In celebration of our ‘resident ...

Join ASPI online for an in-depth discussion on the historical and regional context of the current events in Seoul.

Thai tycoon’s purchase of NH Hotel Group in 2018 made him a major player in hospitality just a year before Covid slammed the industry, but with travel rebounding he is reaping the benefits and ...

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