While ancient-Egyptian eyeliner ... notions of superiority and inferiority," he said. The epic 1963 movie also concludes with Cleopatra holding an asp on her breast, which bites her, leading ...

A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

Popular animated hero Asterix and his faithful sidekick Obelix travel to ancient Egypt to help Cleopatra build a new summer home. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar have made a bet, with Caesar wagering ...

The Eye of Horus became one of the most important symbols in Ancient Egypt. Cleopatra wasn't actually ... in the Hollywood movie. But who was she really? Well firstly, she wasn’t actually ...

Egytpologist Anthony Browder rates eight ancient Egypt scenes from movies and television for ... Gods and Kings" (2014), "Cleopatra" (1963), and "Tut" (2015). Browder is the director of the ...

In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar (Sir Rex Harrison) pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan), now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra VII ...

the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest prize in the ancient world ...

A Roman noblewoman asks her friend about Cleopatra ... titular Egyptian monarch. An exotic enigma treated with a mix of fascination and revulsion by the Roman elite, the race of Ancient Egypt ...

She has never been the subject of a movie, although a short ... In truth, no-one really knows Cleopatra’s racial background, in part because Ancient Egypt didn’t exactly keep births, deaths ...

If you have seen photos of Cleopatra or perhaps a scene or two from the Elizabeth Taylor movie but ... 10 years old, so she quickly became the more dominant ruler. In 48 BC, Egypt became involved ...