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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s a wonder Gal Gadot has finally responded to backlash about playing Cleopatra. When news broke in October that the “Wonder Woman 1984? star would play the Egyptian queen, in a new film from ...

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 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: ...

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

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.