The first Cleopatra, Syra (“the Syrian”), was the daughter of the Seleucid king Antiochus III; her marriage to Ptolemy V in 193 B.C. was orchestrated to promote harmony among the rival kingdoms.

Let’s start with one of the last, but most famous, Egyptian queens: Cleopatra. ... Thutmose III, who ended up being the Napoleon of Egypt, enlarging its empire beyond anything it had ever seen.

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 for Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson’s new ...

One in ten adults claim they have never heard of the Pyramids of Giza – while 21% are unsure whether Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt, really existed, according to a study.

Cleopatra was soon to become Queen of Egypt, the richest kingdom in the Mediterranean. With Caesar already notorious for his sexual energy, the two became lovers almost immediately. Caesar’s Palace ...

A visitor views the busts of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (ruled 51-30 BC), the last Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, and the Roman general Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony), displayed alongside a statue ...

One in five Brits unsure if Cleopatra, last pharaoh of Egypt - was a real person, ... and a bust of Ramesses III, each weighing in at 800kg, and standing 1.7 metres tall. ...