Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

As Rome closed in, Cleopatra faced total defeat as Octavian completed his conquest and Mark Antony fell from power. Ancient ...

📜 Cleopatra: Death by Snake - Ah, the most famous part of Cleopatra's story. After riding high with Mark Antony, the two rulers decided to make a huge gamble to cut Octavian out of the picture and ...

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The Egyptian queen has been dead for more than 2,000 years but secrets still surround her death by suicide via snake bite. Despite her fame, the location of her tomb has remained unknown.

Cairo — Archaeologists say they have discovered evidence of an ancient, long-submerged Mediterranean port that was linked to the Taposiris Magna Temple near Egypt's northern coastal city of Alexandria ...