Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bas relief fragment portraying Cleopatra. Cleopatra VII may have been the most famous woman in the ancient world. She was the last ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Ancient Egypt. Dan is joined by Dr Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the Manchester Museum, as they embark on a whistlestop tour through the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people are familiar with Cleopatra—she ruled as queen of ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 B.C.E and is famously linked to Julius ...

The Egyptian queen frequently surrounded herself with splendor, but luxury was less an indulgence than a political tool. "Anthony and Cleopatra" by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1885 The struggle with her ...

Cleopatra’s race and ethnicity have been argued through the years by historians, with many coming to the conclusion that she was primarily of Macedonian Greek descent. “As Egypt’s last pharaoh, ...

Hatshepsut ruled Egypt for 22 years—longer than most kings—leading armies, launching legendary expeditions, and building monuments that still awe us today. Yet she remains overshadowed by Cleopatra, ...

In Saara El-Arifi’s first historical fiction novel, she seeks to connect the voice of Egypt’s last pharaoh with contemporary experiences of womanhood. Cleopatra is El-Arifi’s best yet. Pairing ...