Warfare was a way of life for many Ancient Egyptian pharaohs. A new Sky HISTORY series sees why several of their battles are considered the stuff of legend.

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

Cleopatra was not just a famed Greek queen of Ancient Egypt, but she also even created her own secret drinking club.

For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her ...

Blending archaeological artifacts, pop culture imagery, and paintings, an exhibition on Cleopatra explores how the Egyptian queen has been depicted and perceived through the centuries.

Beyond the excitement of Angelina Jolie being cast to portray Cleopatra, famously known as the "Last Pharaoh of Egypt," anticipation builds around this timeless ...

By Toby Wilkinson W.W. Norton, 384 Pages Few figures from the ancient world grip the modern imagination as powerfully as Alexander the Great and Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh. They are the bookends ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation ...

A significant archaeological find has been made in the ancient Egyptian city of Taposiris Magna, which could finally see the discovery of Cleopatra VII’s long-lost tomb. A tunnel, partially ...

While Cleopatra VII will likely always be the best-known female member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the other six who ruled before her can help us to understand more about ancient Egypt’s final queen.

Cleopatra VII, the final active ruler of Egypt’s Ptolemaic Kingdom, was celebrated for her political skill and strategic alliances that influenced the ancient Mediterranean world.