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Gender not main factor in attacks on Egyptian woman pharaoh: study
She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen ...
TheTravel on MSN12mon
Has Cleopatra's Tomb Been Found? Everything Known So Far - MSN
On paper, Cleopatra was the last queen of Egypt. However, from what has been said and written about her, she was much more ...
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Egypt’s other Cleopatras
Cleopatra II, daughter of Cleopatra I and sister of Ptolemy VI, ruled Egypt as the latter’s wife, soon to be joined by Ptolemy VIII Euergetes (“opulent”), their brother, also known as ...
New York Sun28d
A New History of Cleopatra and Alexander the Great Makes the Case for Hellenism
Few figures from the ancient world grip the modern imagination as powerfully as Alexander the Great and Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh. They are the bookends for Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson’s new ...
Greek Reporter14d
The Julius Caesar and Cleopatra’s Love Affair Revisited
The Greek queen of Egypt Cleopatra is associated with a very public love affair with Roman leader Julius Caesar apart from ...
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Marble bust possibly depicting Cleopatra’s ‘true face’ excavated in Egypt
Hawass observed it seems to be from the Roman period in Egypt, which began in 30 BC, much after Cleopatra's reign. The city of Taposiris Magna was established by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus ...
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The Roman Empire: in the First Century. The Roman Empire. Enemies & Rebels. Cleopatra & Egypts - PBS
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. Caesar’s Palace ...