Cleopatra VII is one of the most famous women in history, but few people know that her daughter also became a remarkable and ...

This queen of Egypt was not unusually attractive, author Stacy Schiff argues, but her arresting, enthralling personality captured the love and attention of two of the world’s greatest leaders. At the ...

Barnsley’s Cleopatra has come home to reign with TV Egyptologist Prof Joann Fletcher’s spectacular new free exhibition ...

Introduction -- Cleopatra's ancestry and background -- The Ptolemaic heritage and the involvement with Rome -- Cleopatra's youth and education -- Becoming queen (51-47 BC) -- Consolidating the empire ...

Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, remains one of history’s most studied and debated figures. While much is known about her political alliances and dramatic death, ...