While I had heard about the controversy surrounding Netflix’s “docudrama” Queen Cleopatra, I hadn’t been tracking it much since it was actually released a few days ago. It’s #6 in ...

This story appears in the July 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Where, oh where is Cleopatra? She's everywhere, of course—her name immortalized by slot machines, board games ...

An archaeologist who has been searching for the lost tomb of Cleopatra since 2005 has issued an update on a recent breakthrough. Dr Kathleen Martinez issued the first update of the case since 2022.

Cleopatra has fascinated us for 2,000 years. The legendary last queen of Egypt was the wealthiest, most powerful woman in the world. Today, she remains one of the most famous women of history and ...

Julius Cesar and Cleopatra in the Horrible Histories TV series After the stuff about hiding in carpets, bathing in milk and being bitten by snakes (more on some of that later), the most famous ...

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 ...

This coin is internationally famous as a rare realistic image of Cleopatra, one of the world's most powerful women. Famed for her intelligence, charisma and political skills, Cleopatra VII ruled ...

There are more tortoises than humans on this UNESCO World Heritage Site – in fact, it’s home to the largest wild Aldabra giant tortoise population in the world Esmeralda is a rather remarkable ...

Deputies from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office found Esmeralda Pineda, 24, on Sept. 6, after she went missing on Aug. 26 from a mining claim camp she'd gone to visit with three other friends ...

Plans for a new movie about Cleopatra have sparked a controversy before filming has even started. The role of the famed ancient Egyptian ruler is to be played by Israeli actress Gal Gadot ...

Martinez, who had been searching for Cleopatra VII's lost tomb in Taposiris Magna since 2004, believed the tunnel could be a leading clue, although its purpose remained unclear. Taposiris Magna ...

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes share two daughters: Esmeralda and Amada Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Food ...