The beauty and allure of Cleopatra VII have remained defining characteristics of the Ptolemaic queen. Credit: Mary Harrsch / Flickr CC BY 2.0 A significant part of Cleopatra VII Philopator’s enduring ...

Cleopatra is not only a supercolossal eye-filler ... Though not fully at ease as the child-queen of the film’s first part, she grows as the story progresses to become the mature queen who ...

An archaeologist claims a newly discovered statue near Cleopatra's alleged tomb shows the queen's true face. The discovery at Taposiris Magna includes artifacts and coins from the Ptolemaic period. A ...

Archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, who has been on the hunt for Cleopatra VII’s tomb for nearly 20 years, believes she’s found a bust that depicts the Egyptian queen. The claim has put some at ...

She died on August 12, 30 BC. After her death, Egypt was annexed by Octavian, who became the first Roman emperor. Cleopatra Selene was the only child of Cleopatra who survived and after a period spent ...

By Linda Holmes Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. The winner of this year’s National Book Award in fiction has ...

Martinez believes that the marble statuette depicts Queen Cleopatra VII, many archaeologists dispute this claim, noting that the facial features differ from known depictions of Cleopatra VII.” ...

Cleopatra was renowned not only for her beauty but also for her intelligence, reportedly speaking up to 12 languages and being educated in mathematics, philosophy, oratory and astronomy. She became ...

stated that the statue was “not Cleopatra at all”. Pointing out that the facial features of the bust differ significantly from established depictions of the queen, Hawass observed it seems to ...

His books include biographies on the Queen Mother, Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough, and the Private World Of The Duke And Duchess Of Windsor. He also wrote the biography of Princess Andrew of ...

A novel of British nobility; a memoir of American aristocracy. A new book traces shifts in the nation’s treatment of aging adults — for better and for worse. By Dwight Garner Try this short ...