As the official story of Cleopatra's death goes, the Egyptian queen locked herself in a mausoleum in Alexandria on an August day in 30 B.C.E. and sent for a venomous snake. After she received an asp, ...

A statue discovered at Cleopatra's tomb allegedly reveals the Egyptian queen's true face. An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission in collaboration with the National University Pedro ...

Queen Cleopatra definitely suffers from this problem, but in a way that’s different than Njinga did. In the first season, the interviews felt like window dressing for the well-acted dramatic scenes.

”Queen Cleopatra” director Tina Gharavi defended the series’ casting decision last month in an essay for Variety, arguing that the queen looked more like James than Elizabeth Taylor, the ...

The ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Uproar Explained. The reaction to Netflix’s documentary series is a combination of historical inaccuracy, sincere bad reviews, and yes, a lot of racism ...

In 41 B.C.E., Egyptian queen Cleopatra convinced Mark Antony, her political ally and lover, to arrange the murder of her own sister Arsinoe IV. The two siblings had a fierce rivalry since the ...

See, Queen Cleopatra is not just a historical drama, it’s also part documentary. Amongst the recreations of Cleopatra’s life are segments where academic scholars give greater context to events.

Gal Gadot teased that her forthcoming biopic about the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra will help 'bring justice to this character.' Cleopatra was previously portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor in the ...

Cleopatra, the last queen of a Greek-speaking dynasty founded by Alexander the Great’s Macedonian general Ptolemy, was born in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria in 69 BC.

"Queen Cleopatra" splices dramatic reenactments of the ruler’s stories with expert interviews. It sparked a backlash in the North African nation for casting mixed-race British actor Adele James ...