The death of Cleopatra VII is a well-worn story, one that has been dramatized time and time again. It has served as inspiration for fictional stories of powerful leaders and doomed lovers, perhaps ...

📜 Cleopatra: Death by Snake - Ah, the most famous part of Cleopatra's story. After riding high with Mark Antony, the two rulers decided to make a huge gamble to cut Octavian out of the picture and ...

History paints Cleopatra as a seductress. But there’s little we actually know about Egypt’s politically savvy last queen. One of the few women who ruled ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII was destined to be ...

After 30 years excavating Alexandria’s harbor, Franck Goddio’s team uncovered a rare temple linked to Cleopatra. But its appearance remained a mystery. Then they found tiny lead tokens, which offered ...

Cleopatra VII, Egypt’s iconic queen, left behind few traces of her reign. Beneath the harbor of modern-day Alexandria, archaeologists have uncovered ancient coins bearing her image amid the ruins of a ...