Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing “African Queens” docu-series “Queen Cleopatra,” which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans ...

The series is set to premiere May 10. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The appearance of the heroine is a falsification of ...

During her reign of 21 years, at a time when other states in the eastern Mediterranean were being assimilated by the growing power of Rome, Cleopatra managed to preserve Egyptian independence through ...

The Early Life Of Cleopatra | Ancient Egypt's Last Pharaoh This video is an extended trailer for the History Hit TV ...

Cleopatra is a famous historical figure. But how much do we really know about her? Virtually everything we’ve learned about the Egyptian’s queen’s 21-year rule and her relationships with the Roman ...

Cleopatra VII once ruled a kingdom where politics and divinity intertwined. Her ships sailed from glittering harbors along ...

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 before ...

Few creative selections kick conversational hornet’s nests like a producer’s decision to cast a person of color in a role long associated with whiteness. Choosing biracial actor Adele James to play ...

Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing "African Queens" docu-series "Queen Cleopatra," which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans ...

Egypt’s ruler was more than the sum of the seductions that loom so large in history—and in Hollywood Stacy Schiff The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile ...