Recent archaeological discoveries and scholarly research are shedding new light on the reign of Cleopatra VII, the last ...

For centuries, Cleopatra VII's final resting place has remained a mystery. Recent discoveries at Egypt’s Taposiris Magna ...

Cleopatra VII is one of those historical figures whose name sparks instant recognition, but how much do we really know about ...

Cleopatra was a brilliant intellectual shaped by Alexandria, where her Greek education forged her philosophy, science, and ...

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna.

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before ...

In this painting, The Banquet of Cleopatra, also by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770), Cleopatra’s pearl is in her outstretched hand as she likely tells Mark Antony in regal Roman dress how she ...

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