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 ...

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 ...

From romantic relationships with the most powerful men of her era to the political acumen with which she maintained control ...

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 ...

"Until now, everyone has had pretty much the same fix on Cleopatra: passion's plaything ... children and whom she seems to have loved), Egypt's queen was a brave and coolheaded political realist ...

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 ...

Denis Villeneuve is now moving forward with the biographical movie about one of the most significant female figures in history: the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra. The acclaimed director, also known ...

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 ...

"I've watched all the Cleopatra movies throughout history," she added ... though she noted at the time that the ancient Egyptian queen was actually of Macedonian descent. The Fab Four Are ...