In an interview to Live Science, Zahi Hawass, the former minister of tourism and antiquities of Egypt who excavated the site in the past, stated that the statue was “not Cleopatra at all”.

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was born in 69 BC into the Ptolemaic dynasty, founded by Ptolemy I, a Macedonian Greek, a part of the army of Alexander the Great, who had conquered Egypt and founded ...

But this, in fact, enraged Caesar who set off for Egypt himself. Caesar demanded an explanation from Ptolemy, and Cleopatra and ordered them both to appear before him. This was tricky for Cleo as ...

In the middle of the civil war that would bring him to power, Julius Caesar spent the winter of 48 BC in Egypt. There he met Cleopatra, the woman who would set Roman nerves on edge for most of the ...

For decades, scientists had identified the skeleton as that of Arsinoe IV, the doomed half-sister of Cleopatra VII, one of Egypt's most famous queens. But a groundbreaking new analysis by ...

She is a mythical figure of ancient history: discover the secrets of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, with the exhibition "Le ...

The legendary last queen of Egypt was the wealthiest, most powerful woman in the world. Today, she remains one of the most famous women of history and a pop culture icon. Yet, the real Cleopatra ...

“Cleopatra’s final resting place is not in Egypt,” one person stated, while another wrote, “Even if the tomb is lost, either destroyed in a quake or looted, your discoveries there have ...

Famed for her intelligence, charisma and political skills, Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt with her brother Ptolemy XIII. She defeated Ptolemy with the help of Julius Caesar and became Caesar's mistress.

Afterwards, Egypt fell under Roman domination. The identity of Cleopatra's mother is not known, and historians say it is possible that she, or any other female ancestor, was an indigenous Egyptian ...