So her rule of Egypt was over, but her legacy lived on. Her three children were taken to Rome and raised by Mark Antony’s widow. One of her daughters. Cleopatra Selene, later became a queen ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving ... It is not difficult to understand why Caesar became history, Cleopatra a legend. Her story differs from most women's stories in ...

J anuary happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were ...

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 ...

If history is a stage ... "We are searching for the tomb of Cleopatra," he said, excitedly. "Never before has anyone systematically looked for the last queen of Egypt." This particular quest ...

This portrayal hasn't been free of controversy, though - the decision to cast a black actress (Casualty's Adele James) as Cleopatra caused uproar in Egypt, where academics claim their queen was of ...

Everyone will be familiar with the story of Cleopatra, ancient Egypt ... in the Queen’s own “superyacht” 100 metres long and 20 metres wide. He recounts this history in sometimes jaunty ...

Egypt goes from glory to disaster in this lively history of the Ptolemaic Dynasty ... and various queens culminating with Cleopatra VII, who almost restored the family’s fortunes with her ...

Three people from the future, who travel spiritually to the era of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII Philopator and her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, become their closest friends as ...