The Ptolemaic queen of Egypt was a reason for a heated discussion when, in 2020, Gal Gadot was cast as Cleopatra in a Paramount Pictures’ film that never went to production. Apart from some media ...

Before the bodice-ripping, tawdry tales of Bridgerton continue for a third season, Netflix has unleashed a spin-off inspired by their very empress. But will the miniseries offer the same brazen, bawdy ...

Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra”, a four-part docuseries exploring the life and reign of Cleopatra, was released this month to almost immediate criticism. The series, produced by actress Jada Pinkett-Smith ...

The Egyptian queen frequently surrounded herself with splendor, but luxury was less an indulgence than a political tool. "Anthony and Cleopatra" by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1885 The struggle with her ...

The spirit of Alexander: Europe and Egypt -- In the blood: the Ptolemies and their Cleopatras -- The goddess comes forth: Cleopatra's early life -- A veiled proposal: Cleopatra meets Caesar -- The ...

Egypt goes from glory to disaster in this lively history of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Egyptologist Wilkinson (Ramesses the Great) begins with Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt in 332 BCE and ...