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 ...

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 EP behind Netflix‘s Queen Cleopatra docu-drama has defended the casting of an actor of mixed heritage descent in the title role, stating that Adele James reflects the “multicultural nature of ...

Egyptian archeologists say they’ve discovered a previously hidden ancient tunnel that some believe could lead to the long-lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

A 2,000-Year-Old pleasure vessel has emerged from the silt of Cleopatra’s harbor, turning a stretch of seafloor off ...

The African country took issue with the film’s misrepresentation of the ancient Egyptian ruler and claimed Cleopatra was “white-skinned” and should not be portrayed by a black actress, while others ...

Cleopatra VII (69–30 BCE), the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a queen who left a more intense memory through her fragrance, possessing both beauty and intelligence. For Cleopatra, scent was not ...

“It’s not every day that academic discussion of ancient history makes the news,” Queen Cleopatra executive producer Jane Root recently pointed out (via Deadline). Indeed, the academic discussion of ...

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...