such as the sex panic comedy "Barebacking" earlier this year, he can both stimulate and entertain at a breakneck pace. In "Cleopatra: The Musical," his theatrical juice runs dry in ancient Rome.

The Greek queen of Egypt Cleopatra is associated with a very public love affair with Roman leader Julius Caesar apart from ...

the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest prize in the ancient world ...

The queens of ancient Egypt say yes ... In response, Cleopatra briefly fled to Roman-controlled Syria. Cleopatra’s father had been sympathetic to—and reliant on—Rome during his rule.

most of which may not even be of Cleopatra. Ancient historians praised her allure, not her looks. Certainly she possessed the ability to roil passions in two powerful Roman men: Julius Caesar ...

Cleopatra lived between 69 B.C. and ... to avoid being paraded in chains on the streets of Rome in Octavian's triumph. "The ancient sources also tell us that she asked to be buried beside Mark ...

In 31 BCE Octavian overtook Egypt (which was ruled by Queen Cleopatra ... for people in the Roman Empire. This episode looks at the historical significance of sports in ancient cultures ...