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Cleopatra VII is not only a famous person in history, she is also the icon of a rich and powerful culture. She was usually depicted as a lover of great men, but the truth was different. More important ...

Very few people have failed to hear of Cleopatra, one of the most well known women in history. Remembered as a seductive temptress, not only the lover of Julius Caesar but also the wife of Mark Antony ...

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A submerged port near Taposiris Magna, discovered by archaeologists and marine explorers, may hold the key to finding Cleopatra's tomb. The underwater excavations revealed structures like columns and ...

Cleopatra tomb underwater: After more than 2,000 years of mystery, explorers believe they may be closer than ever to discovering Cleopatra’s lost tomb and the surprising possibility is that it lies ...

Cleopatra accomplished many remarkable things during her short life. But she’s most famous for her death. In 30 B.C.E., the 21-year-old Egyptian queen died by suicide in Alexandria, when it became ...

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The Roman poet Propertius called Cleopatra “the whore queen.” Cassius Dio referred to her as a “woman of insatiable sexuality and insatiable avarice.” They, and other Roman men like them, were largely ...

Amateur archaeological sleuth Kathleen Martinez’s quest to find Cleopatra’s tomb took her to a temple complex known as Taposiris Magna, which is located 25 miles west of Alexandria, Egypt. Could it be ...