Netflix has been diving headlong into the lives of powerful queens, and its newest four-part docuseries on Cleopatra is no exception. Queen Cleopatra delves into the life of one of the most iconic ...

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In response to Netflix casting a mixed race actress to play Cleopatra in a new series, a government-owned Egyptian media station says it will produce a documentary depicting the queen with an actress ...

The Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, ruled Egypt for almost three centuries.

A significant discovery in Cleopatra’s alleged tomb may have just revealed additional information about the ancient queen. When archaeologist Kathleen Martinez led her Egyptian-Dominican team to ...

Gadot is set to play Cleopatra in an upcoming biopic with Wonder Woman filmmaker Patty Jenkins directing Gal Gadot is speaking out about being cast as Cleopatra in an upcoming biopic about the ...

"Queen Cleopatra" director Tina Gharavi penned an article for Variety that pushed back against the accusations of "blackwashing" the historic figure after it was revealed that Cleopatra would be ...

In September 31 BC, one of the most critical military campaigns in history reached its climax in a sea battle off the coast of Actium, Greece. The main players were, on one side, the famous lovers ...

Famous for her wiles, Cleopatra has been played by beauties like Theda Bara (above), Claudette Colbert, Elizabeth Taylor and Vivien Leigh. But an Egyptologist's recreation shows the real Queen was a ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Gal Gadot is set to play Cleopatra in an upcoming film about the ancient Egyptian queen—but the casting has divided the ...