Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bas relief fragment portraying Cleopatra. Cleopatra VII may have been the most famous woman in the ancient world. She was the last ...

Netflix has found itself at the centre of a debate over the casting of Cleopatra in a new documentary series. Arriving on the streaming service in May, the four-part documentary Queen Cleopatra (a ...

Egyptian archeologists say they’ve discovered a previously hidden ancient tunnel that some believe could lead to the long-lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

The head of a statue depicting Cleopatra - Copyright AFP Banaras KHAN The head of a statue depicting Cleopatra - Copyright AFP Banaras KHAN An Egyptian archaeologist ...

Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian, and her family's shocking history is the key to her power. Trace her royal lineage back to Alexander the Great himself and uncover the web of ambition, palace intrigue, and ...

More than a millennium before Cleopatra, the female ruler Hatshepsut blazed a trail for powerful women in the ancient ...

"Queen Cleopatra" director Tina Gharavi penned an article for Variety that pushed back against the accusations of "blackwashing" the historic figure after it was revealed that Cleopatra would be ...

The African country took issue with the film’s misrepresentation of the ancient Egyptian ruler and claimed Cleopatra was “white-skinned” and should not be portrayed by a black actress, while others ...

Historic figures like Cleopatra take on a rather mythical quality over time. Between her very real reign, torrid love life, ...

The people of Egypt are not here for the Black actress Netflix has cast in its Queen Cleopatra docudrama and will make their own version that highlights the “light skin” they believe the real queen ...