Cleopatra VII Philopator was an astute ruler who used her charms to win over the most powerful men in the ancient world as ...

Lawyer-turned-archaeologist Kathleen Martinez has been on the hunt for Cleopatra VII’s tomb for nearly two decades. And now, ...

The Ptolemies had practised brother-sister marriages (and other in-the-family marriages as well) for several generations. According to this tradition, Cleopatra was probably married to her ten ...

The first one was Cleopatra’s little brother Ptolemy XIII. After Cleo’s dad died, she was put in charge, but at the time women weren’t allowed to rule without a male co-ruler, so the easiest ...

the customs of ancient Egypt meant that she needed a male co-ruler and so Cleopatra married her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII. When Ptolemy reached the age of 13 in 49 BCE, he plotted to overthrow ...