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 ...

Cleopatra was soon to become Queen of Egypt, the richest kingdom in the Mediterranean. With Caesar already notorious for his sexual energy, the two became lovers almost immediately. The following ...

A dream holiday to Egypt turned into a nightmare for a Liverpool ... "If it wasn't for me wrapping my head scarf around her arm she would have died on me." Despite the traumatic circumstances ...