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See the Haunting Stone Face of a Ptolemaic Statue Unearthed Near the Ancient Egyptian City of Alexandria
The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are ...
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Cleopatra, The Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.
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Relief sculpture of Cleopatra at the Temple of Hathor, Dandara, Egypt
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 ...
Skull Linked to Cleopatra’s Half-Sister Is Not What It Seems
For decades, scholars have believed that a skeleton discovered by archaeologists in the ruins of the ancient city of Ephesos in 1929 belonged to Cleopatra’s half-sister, Arsinoe IV. However, recent ...
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Bust of Cleopatra VII may have been found at ancient Egyptian temple
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated that the facial features of the bust differ from those typically associated with Cleopatra VII. Zahi Hawass, a former Egyptian minister of ...
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Ancient statue discovered at Egyptian temple may be rare Roman bust of Cleopatra
Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and suspect it may be of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII. The dig also ...
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The Truth About Century-Old Skull, Believed To Be Of Cleopatra's Half-Sister
Cleopatra's half-sister, who was reportedly killed in 41 BCE at the behest of the Egyptian queen's lover, Mark Antony. The skull was discovered in 1929 during excavations of an "Octagon" tomb in ...
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Gal Gadot to star as Egyptian queen Cleopatra in historical biopic
(JTA) — Gal Gadot will channel a real-life wonder woman as the star of a blockbuster film about the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Israeli star will work on the film alongside “Wonder Woman ...
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‘Cleopatra was Macedonian’: Gal Gadot responds to critics who say she shouldn’t play the Egyptian queen
She wasn’t there, and I was very passionate about Cleopatra,” the Israeli star told BBC Arabic. (JTA) — Gal Gadot is pushing back against claims that she is whitewashing Egyptian history by ...