The tunnel measures nearly 4,300 feet long and 6.6 feet high. The leading archaeologist in the excavation, Kathleen Martinez, has long believed that the Taposiris Magna could house the tomb of Ancient ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Famed for her intelligence, charisma and political skills, Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt with her brother Ptolemy XIII. She defeated Ptolemy with the help of Julius Caesar and became Caesar's mistress.

The last queen of Ancient Egypt, she told me ... And given that history is written by the victors -- in Cleopatra's case, the Romans -- her press was somewhat less than complimentary.