Michelangelo's portrait of Cleopatra holding an asp to her breast has been celebrated as an ideal Renaissance composition of an idealized woman. With pearls, braided hair and a slender neck, the last ...

Cleopatra: A Portrait of a Killer airs Monday, March 23 on BBC One. And get this, archeologists are finally letting the tightly-curled hair and full lips out of the white-washed bag. That's right, the ...

Cleopatra – one of the greatest icons in history – is to be the focus of a new historical documentary for BBC One this winter. Based on new and exclusive forensic evidence, this new one-off 60-minute ...

Cleopatra VII may have been the most famous woman in the ancient world. She was the last of a dynasty that ruled ancient Egypt for around 300 years, from the death of Alexander the Great to the rise ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of artifacts at the Taposiris Magna temple complex near Alexandria, Egypt, where some researchers believe the tomb of Cleopatra VII is located. Among the findings ...

The groundbreaking discovery of the tomb and skeleton of Cleopatra's sister sheds light on an incredible tale of intrigue, incest, female rivalry and murder in the last days of Ancient Egypt. The ...

Smithsonian podcasts delve into the life of Edmonia Lewis, how astronauts sleep, the evolution of the human brain; and drop in on painter Kay WalkingStick Chris Klimek This month, Portraits, a podcast ...

The tendency to view history “through the lens of our own era” has become more pronounced in recent years. To measure this unfortunate tilt, one could do worse than compare Stacy Schiff’s “Cleopatra: ...

A Viennese archaeologist lecturing in North Carolina this week claims to have identified the bones of Cleopatra's murdered sister or half-sister. But not everyone is convinced. That's because the ...

Cleopatra VII Philopator was an astute ruler who used her charms to win over the most powerful men in the ancient world as ...

New and exclusive forensic evidence unearthed for Cleopatra: Portrait Of A Killer being shown on 23 March 2009 at 9.00pm on BBC One promises to shed new light on the former Queen of Egypt. The BBC ...