Dame Judi Dench has recalled the time she lost her voice after a lifelong fear of snakes came home to roost while she was ...

They set out to prove or disprove whether the skull was once attached to a famous royal who came to an untimely death; Arsinoë IV committed an act of treason in trying to claim Cleopatra’s throne.

A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

The Roman period in Egypt began in 30 B.C.E. after Cleopatra's death. Even the Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities adds that, “It is more likely the statue represents another royal ...

And it may have been in the mausoleum where, ten days or so after Antony's death, Cleopatra herself escaped the humiliation of defeat and captivity by committing suicide at the age of 39 ...

An ancient skull that was found in Turkey close to a century ago does not belong to Cleopatra's younger, rebellious sister, after all.

a team of researchers reinvestigated the possibility that the skull recovered a century ago was Cleopatra's half-sister. Radiocarbon analysis of the remains dated the individual's death to ...

Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the ...

So, when did the arrow strike?” It’s a question I sometimes ask couples about their encounter with Cupid. My probe draws immediate smiles framed within a variety of facial ...

The latter was defeated by his rival Octavian in 31 BC. Cleopatra chose death by snake bite and Mark Antony died by his own sword. Cleopatra was the last of the Egyptian Pharaohs. This bronze coin ...