Archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, who has been searching for Cleopatra VII’s tomb for nearly 20 years, has made a significant discovery at the believed burial site. She uncovered a white marble ...

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 ...

Her tragic story—marked by her struggle for power against Cleopatra and eventual execution in Ephesos in 41 BCE—seemed to align with the grandeur of the burial site. The architectural ...

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

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 ...