Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation ... He barricaded himself in the Ptolemies' palace, the home from which Cleopatra had been exiled.

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 ...

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 ...

However, one piece of the fabric of ancient Egypt is still missing ... does find a 4th Dynasty palace from Egypt's Old Kingdom, a find that could be among the most significant in archaeology ...

No fewer than seven Queen Cleopatras ruled ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic ... basis for his play Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra committed suicide in her palace in Alexandria by being bitten ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

Documentary of an underwater archaeological expedition led by French explorer Franck Goddio that explores the sunken ancient city of Alexandria Egypt where Cleopatra made her home over 2000 years ...

The Eye of Horus became one of the most important symbols in Ancient Egypt. Cleopatra wasn't actually Egyptian. She was a member of the Greek Ptolemy family that had ruled Egypt for 100 years ...

She may be one of the most recognizable figures in history, but we have little idea what Cleopatra actually looked like. Only ...