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 ...

“It’s not every day that academic discussion of ancient history makes the news,” Queen Cleopatra executive producer Jane Root recently pointed out (via Deadline). Indeed, the academic discussion of ...

Archaeologists have discovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of Egypt, which they believe likely served as a major maritime hub during the time of Cleopatra VII, the country’s last pharaoh. The ...

For centuries, the death of Cleopatra has been wrapped in mystery, drama, and legend. Most people know the famous version of the story. The last queen of Egypt reportedly allowed a deadly snake to ...

In this four-part HistoryExtra series, Professor Islam Issa explores the life and times of one of the ancient world's most ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists researching the ancient temple city of Heliopolis have ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient hidden tunnel beneath a temple that they hope leads to the long-lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra. The massive tunnel was discovered by an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Egypt has accused Netflix of misrepresenting history by casting a Black woman to play Cleopatra, its most famous historical figure ...

For nearly 20 years, archaeologists have been searching the area around the temple Tapuziris Magna for the final resting place of the Egyptian queen and her husband Mark Antony. An alabaster statue of ...

Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing “African Queens” docu-series “Queen Cleopatra,” which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans ...

The EP behind Netflix‘s Queen Cleopatra docu-drama has defended the casting of an actor of mixed heritage descent in the title role, stating that Adele James reflects the “multicultural nature of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have discovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of ...