No fewer than seven Queen Cleopatras ruled ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, as a new book explains, writes David ...

Cleopatra was the last ruler of ancient Egypt, famous for her sharp mind and political savvy. She navigated tumultuous family ...

Cleopatra Syra’s final legacy was arranging for Ptolemy VI to marry her daughter ... when considering the soap-operatic scheming, “how Egypt’s government functioned at all.” ...

In the middle of the civil war that would bring him to power, Julius Caesar spent the winter of 48 BC in Egypt. There he met Cleopatra, the woman who would set Roman nerves on edge for most of the ...

The narrative of Cleopatra displays the art of balancing being a woman in power while also managing public perception. Laurie ...

Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before the birth of Christ. She lost her kingdom once; regained it; nearly lost it again; amassed an empire ...

But this, in fact, enraged Caesar who set off for Egypt himself. Caesar demanded an explanation from Ptolemy, and Cleopatra and ordered them both to appear before him. This was tricky for Cleo as ...

Cleopatras I–VI (along with three further ... In Asia, there were the Seleucids; in Egypt, the Ptolemies. The first Cleopatra was a Seleucid princess who married into the Ptolemaic royal ...

Cleopatra has fascinated us for 2,000 years. The legendary last queen of Egypt was the wealthiest, most powerful woman in the world. Today, she remains one of the most famous women of history and ...

The four episodes present the awfully familiar linear narrative of Cleopatra’s rise and fall: from her ascendance to Egypt’s throne in 51 BCE, through to her famed affair with Julius Caesar ...

Cleopatra II, daughter of Cleopatra I and sister of Ptolemy VI, ruled Egypt as the latter’s wife, soon to be joined by Ptolemy VIII Euergetes (“opulent”), their brother, also known as ...