The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving ... It is not difficult to understand why Caesar became history, Cleopatra a legend. Her story differs from most women's stories in ...

Ancient statue discovered at Egyptian temple may be rare Roman bust of Cleopatra - Not everyone is convinced statue belongs to legendary queen ...

Archaeologists have discovered a white marble statue of a woman at an ancient Egyptian temple which they believe to be the ‘true face’ of Cleopatra VII. The discovery was made by an Egyptian ...

Cleopatra was soon to become Queen of Egypt, the richest kingdom in the Mediterranean. With Caesar already notorious for his sexual energy, the two became lovers almost immediately. The following ...

"Until now, everyone has had pretty much the same fix on Cleopatra: passion's plaything ... children and whom she seems to have loved), Egypt's queen was a brave and coolheaded political realist ...

If history is a stage ... "We are searching for the tomb of Cleopatra," he said, excitedly. "Never before has anyone systematically looked for the last queen of Egypt." This particular quest ...

So her rule of Egypt was over, but her legacy lived on. Her three children were taken to Rome and raised by Mark Antony’s widow. One of her daughters. Cleopatra Selene, later became a queen ...

The leading archaeologist in the excavation, Kathleen Martinez, has long believed that the Taposiris Magna could house the tomb of Ancient Egypt’s most famous queen. Cleopatra VII was deeply ...

This portrayal hasn't been free of controversy, though - the decision to cast a black actress (Casualty's Adele James) as Cleopatra caused uproar in Egypt, where academics claim their queen was of ...

"I've watched all the Cleopatra movies throughout history," she added ... though she noted at the time that the ancient Egyptian queen was actually of Macedonian descent. See the Actors of ...