A throne built on debt When Cleopatra inherited the Egyptian crown in 51 BCE, she took charge of a wealthy kingdom heavily indebted to Roman protection. For generations, Ptolemaic monarchs had relied ...

Cleopatra was a brilliant intellectual shaped by Alexandria, where her Greek education forged her philosophy, science, and rhetoric.

Thesse statue parts—the head of a Roman woman and the body of one of Cleopatra’s ancestors— were uncovered during almost 20 ...

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 ...

Could her true charm have been not her "face," but her power to captivate people?Stories that make the world a little more ...

In September 31 BC, one of the most critical military campaigns in history reached its climax in a sea battle off the coast of Actium, Greece. The main players were, on one side, the famous lovers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of coins depicting Cleopatra VII, an Egyptian pharaoh who was a lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, have been ...

"I've watched all the Cleopatra movies throughout history. But I feel like we're telling the story the world needs to hear now," Gadot said. WireImage Gal Gadot is ready for her next gig — playing the ...

Gadot's casting as Cleopatra has generated outrage, but she's certain the film will tap into a topical nerve. “I can’t reveal a lot, but I can tell you that we’re going to celebrate the Cleopatra ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Soon after news broke that Gal Gadot will portray Cleopatra, a debate ...