As the official story of Cleopatra's death goes, the Egyptian queen locked herself in a mausoleum in Alexandria on an August day in 30 B.C.E. and sent for a venomous snake. After she received an asp, ...

Cleopatra was keenly aware that death was near, so she oversaw the construction of a mausoleum for her and Antony to share (the remnants of which archaeologists believe they may have recently ...

Others argue Cleopatra’s death was caused by murder supposedly from political rival Octavian. Upon her death, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire marking it the beginning of Roman Egypt.

Truth about Cleopatra's death: Resting place may have been found at mysterious site The last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt died in 30 BC after ruling for nearly three decades.

So, on this day 2046 years ago, Cleopatra committed suicide. Historian John Schmidt tells us about the death of Cleopatra and the fall of Egypt. World History Minute: Death Of Cleopatra - WBEZ Chicago ...

Cleopatra's was an honorable death, a dignified death, an exemplary death. She had presided over it herself, proud and unbroken to the end.

How is it possible that Cleopatra continues to enchant, 2,000 years after her sensational death? It helps that, with her suicide in 30 B.C., she brought down two worlds; with her went both the 400 ...

The Death of Cleopatra by Edmonia Lewis (1876) shows a carving of the Egyptian Queen after she has killed herself, rather than letting herself be taken by the Roman authorities.

Cleopatra VII was born in early 69 BC and died on August 30 BC aged 39. Mystery shrouds the Egyptian queen's death with many hypothesising it was due to suicide. According to some, Cleopatra ...