The Egyptian queen has fascinated me from childhood, but following the archives led only to ancient gossip and Roman propaganda. Fiction was the way to liberate her from misogynist myth ...

Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher has put together an exhibition about queens and Cleopatra.

Today’s Quote of the Day comes from Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s play Antony and Cleopatra. The line is spoken shortly before ...

Netflix has been diving headlong into the lives of powerful queens, and its newest four-part docuseries on Cleopatra is no exception. Queen Cleopatra delves into the life of one of the most iconic ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before ...

Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in history, but the truth behind her story is far more complex than the legend. Far from just a seductress, she was a highly intelligent political strategist ...

Hovering in the background of ancient history’s headlines is King Juba II—writer, explorer, and ruler of Mauretania, the Roman satellite kingdom in North Africa, for almost 50 years until his death in ...

The EP behind Netflix‘s Queen Cleopatra docu-drama has defended the casting of an actor of mixed heritage descent in the title role, stating that Adele James reflects the “multicultural nature of ...

Egypt‘s Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities has responded to controversy surrounding the casting choice for Netflix‘s Queen Cleopatra documentary. The government agency has declared that Cleopatra was ...