Cleopatra and her kin knew a thing or two about crafting an alluring smoky eye. Now French researchers suggest that the ancient Egyptians' heavily painted eyelids did more than attract admirers ...

Ancient Rome is full of protofascist mythology, much of which was taken up in the twentieth century. Caesar is styled like Mussolini, and Antony and Cleopatra feel a little like Edward VIII and ...

But when did this common tree frog ancestor appear, and when did it diverge into these two separate frog families? A new study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology provides some answers ...

Seaton also explained why “Cleopatra” resonates with her personally. “I really enjoy history — especially ancient history,” she said. “Being able to bring that part of our past to ...

A new study settled a century-long debate over whether an ancient ... the skull of Cleopatra’s sister? A team of specialists decided to investigate using “state-of-the-art” scans, DNA ...

It is not Cleopatra at all; it is Roman," Hawass tells Live Science’s Owen Jarus. As Jarus explains, pharaohs were portrayed in Egyptian art styles ... by Martinez. Ancient Egyptians often ...

Among the findings reported by Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, who has been digging at the site since 2005 in search of Cleopatra VII’s tomb, were 337 ancient coins bearing the queen ...

It is not Cleopatra at all. It is Roman,” former Egyptian minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass told Live Science. He noted that during the queen's time, pharaohs were portrayed in Egyptian art ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A small statue discovered under a temple wall at the site of an ancient Egyptian ... not Roman, art styles. The Roman period in Egypt began in 30 B.C. after Cleopatra's death.