As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The new Netflix documentary series Queen Cleopatra has already courted controversy over its decision to ...

Historic figures like Cleopatra take on a rather mythical quality over time. Between her very real reign, torrid love life, ...

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 ...

Like some misleading, clickbait title from the 19th century, Cleopatra’s Needles have no connection to the legendary queen.

Discover What’s Streaming On: Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra documentary, which premieres this Wednesday, May 10, has a reputation that precedes it, already grabbing headlines for its bold portrayal of the ...

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 ...

Sixteen years after its debut, Synetic Theater’s movement-driven take on Shakespeare returns with visual bravado, emotional ...