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 ...

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 ...

For two thousand years we were told Cleopatra was a seductress who seduced two Romans and died for love. Rome's poets made ...

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 ...

A new trailer for Cleopatra featuring Zendaya has sparked widespread excitement and confusion among fans, leaving many wondering whether it’s an official project or just another fan-made teaser. This ...

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 ...

A nearly century-old mystery surrounding a skull thought to belong to Cleopatra’s murdered sister was solved thanks to modern DNA analysis. Archaeologists exploring a Turkish tomb in 1929 made the ...

Following its acclaimed return to the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Klein Theatre earlier this season, Synetic Theater brings its celebrated adaptation of Antony and Cleopatra to Arlington, continuing ...