the ancient city of Taposiris Magna had been a prominent port town during Cleopatra's time. Its vineyards were famous for their wine. The geographer Strabo, who was in Egypt in 25 B.C., mentioned ...

Archaeologists have discovered a white marble statue of a woman at an ancient ... antiquities of Egypt who excavated the site in the past, stated that the statue was “not Cleopatra at all”.

VIENNA –– For nearly a century, archaeologists and historians believed a well-preserved skull discovered in an ancient Turkish ... the younger half-sister of Cleopatra VII who was reportedly ...

No fewer than seven Queen Cleopatras ruled ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, as a new book explains. Everyone will be familiar with the story of Cleopatra, ancient Egypt’s last ...

The leading archaeologist in the excavation, Kathleen Martinez, has long believed that the Taposiris Magna could house the tomb of Ancient Egypt’s most famous queen. Cleopatra VII was deeply ...

By the time the final pharaoh, Cleopatra VII ... development and success of Ancient Egypt. This video gives a snapshot of Ancient Egypt and explores the value of sources to historians.

Cleopatra was the last pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. After her rule, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire. Egypt is now governed by a president. Islam is the main religion and Arabic is the main ...

Egypt goes from glory to disaster in this lively ... and various queens culminating with Cleopatra VII, who almost restored the family’s fortunes with her canny manipulation of Caesar and ...

Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest prize in the ancient world ... the winter of 48 BC in Egypt. There he met Cleopatra, the woman who would ...