Nearby was a rocky seaside beach, he said, "where crowds of people in the prime of life assemble during every season of the year." "I thought before we started digging that Cleopatra would be ...

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Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the ...

"Cleopatra's life has taught me that embracing your complexities - beauty, intelligence and individuality - is your greatest strength. Her story encourages women to own their power and create ...

The first - and easiest - is by paying more attention to the dramatisation of Cleopatra's life and times than to the academic talking heads. The second is to do the opposite. If you choose the ...