Ptolemaic dynasty
Ancient Greece
Netflix’s “Cleopatra” Director Speaks Out After Casting Backlash
Tina Gharavi, the director of the highly controversial upcoming Netflix docudrama series Queen Cleopatra, has responded to criticism that the casting choices made in the series were deliberate acts of historical revisionism.
The backlash against the series was prompted by...
Ancient Greece
Cleopatra, The Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt
The recent “blackwashing” of Cleopatra, the famed queen of Ancient Egypt, by the Netflix documentary has reignited the debate about her ethnic background. Despite the fact that she ruled over Egypt, Cleopatra was Greek.
The new series has drawn the ire...
Ancient Greece
Petition to Cancel Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra” Gains Over 60k Signatures
A petition calling for the cancellation of the Netflix documentary Queen Cleopatra has garnered over 62,000 signatures in just two days.
The Netflix documentary, produced and narrated by Jada Pinket Smith, has been widely lambasted for its depiction of Cleopatra...
History
New Netflix Documentary Forgets Cleopatra was Greek
A new Netflix documentary, Queen Cleopatra, exploring the life of the legendary ruler of Egypt, has come under fire for historical revisionism. The documentary has been criticized for "blackwashing" due to the decision to depict Cleopatra as black, despite...
Africa
16-Meter-Long “Book of the Dead” Ancient Papyrus Found in Egyptian Sarcophagus
A 16-meter-long (52.5 ft) papyrus was discovered in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus by a team of archaeologists. It is the first complete papyrus text to be found in over a century.
The discovery was made in Saqqara, a necropolis that...
Ancient Greece
How the New Year Was Celebrated in Alexander the Great’s Empire
Celebrating the arrival of the New Year is a popular custom around the world, as it has been for thousands of years. We find the same basic celebration—although expressed in different ways—in various ancient cultures.
In Greece itself, there is...
Ancient Greece
Greek Mummy Portraits, Funerary Building Discovered in Fayoum, Egypt
New important Greek and Roman archaeological discoveries were made in Fayoum, the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities in Egypt announced on Thursday. The discoveries included a funerary building, portraits, mummies, and statues that date as far back as the...
Ancient Greece
Tomb With Greek Mummy Unearthed in Aswan, Egypt
A Greco-Roman-era tomb with a Greek mummy was unearthed recently in Aswan, Egypt. In an extremely unusual discovery, the archaeologists found a copper plaque with the man's name—Nikostratos—near his body.
The amazing find was made as part of excavations undertaken...