Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

Martinez theorizes Cleopatra’s death was a ritual apotheosis, aiming to elevate her to goddess status, warranting a temple burial, possibly in one dedicated to Isis. Despite numerous discoveries ...

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 ...

An ancient skull that was found in Turkey close to a century ago does not belong to Cleopatra's younger, rebellious sister, ...

The trouble with all the evidence is that none of it is contemporary, and some of it dates from over a century after Cleopatra’s death. If the only authenticated representations we have are ...

a team of researchers reinvestigated the possibility that the skull recovered a century ago was Cleopatra's half-sister. Radiocarbon analysis of the remains dated the individual's death to ...

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 ...

The latter was defeated by his rival Octavian in 31 BC. Cleopatra chose death by snake bite and Mark Antony died by his own sword. Cleopatra was the last of the Egyptian Pharaohs. This bronze coin ...