Ahmed Shawkat is a CBS News producer based in Cairo. He has worked for CBS News since 2016, prior to which he worked with several European networks including TVE, ZDF, SVT and Yle. The ...

Step beyond Hollywood myths to uncover the real Cleopatra, the final ruler of ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty. This documentary explores her Greek-Macedonian origins, exceptional education in ...

The Hunt explores art and ancient relics that are—alas!—lost to time. From the Ark of the Covenant to Cleopatra’s tomb, these legendary treasures have long captured the imaginations of historians and ...

A visitor views the busts of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (ruled 51-30 BC), the last Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, and the Roman general Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony), displayed alongside a statue ...

It does, of course, pertain to the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whose name still rings through history thanks to extremely enthusiastic reports of her beauty, her interactions with the Roman Empire, and ...