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 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 ...

No fewer than seven Queen Cleopatras ruled ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, as a new book explains, writes David ...

Cleopatra was the last ruler of ancient Egypt, famous for her sharp mind and political savvy. She navigated tumultuous family ...

The narrative of Cleopatra displays the art of balancing being a woman in power while also managing public perception. Laurie ...

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 ...

Cleopatra’s story has been done to death since the beginning of cinema. More than 20 adaptations in film and TV have been made about the Egyptian queen, including two Bollywood adaptations and ...

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

No fewer than seven Queen Cleopatras ruled ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, as a new book explains, writes David Tresilian Everyone will be familiar with the story of Cleopatra ...

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 ...

Gadot weathered some criticism that her casting as Cleopatra was "whitewashing" after the film was first announced in 2020, though she noted at the time that the ancient Egyptian queen was ...