Cleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, but few people are familiar with the fascinating history of her ancestors.
The Ptolemaic Dynasty, to which she belonged, was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, one of the...
An archaeological excavation in the Muharram Bek district of central Alexandria in Egypt has uncovered significant architectural remains dating from the Hellenistic (Greek/Ptolemaic), Roman, and Byzantine periods, the Ministry of Antiquities of Egypt has announced. The discovery provides new...
When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule.
His general Ptolemy established the Ptolemaic dynasty that would govern the vast lands of Egypt for the next 300 years. The...
A statue and 337 coins bearing the image of the legendary queen Cleopatra VII have been discovered at the Temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria, Egypt, shedding new light on the Ptolemaic era.
The finds were made by an...
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...
