Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

“Level-headed” Cleopatra II specialized in displaying “passive ... does when considering the soap-operatic scheming, “how Egypt’s government functioned at all.” It may not have ...

The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are ...

In the middle of the civil war that would bring him to power, Julius Caesar spent the winter of 48 BC in Egypt. There he met Cleopatra, the woman who would set Roman nerves on edge for most of the ...

The team headed by Dr Martinez, who has spent close to 20 years in the quest for Cleopatra ... II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 BC. Following Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt in ...

Courtesy of Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists searching for Cleopatra’s tomb have discovered a trove of coins, artifacts and a bust that they say depicts the famous ...

Cleopatra VII was born in Egypt, but she was descended from a lineage ... he unwisely scribbled some scurrilous verse about Ptolemy II's incestuous marriage to his sister. He was deep-sixed ...

But there is not terribly credible evidence that Cleopatra was black, and instead she was of Macedonian Greek descent. The country of Egypt in particular has taken offense to the show altering ...

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 ...

In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar (Sir Rex Harrison) pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan), now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra VII ...