Cleopatra is famed for her lovers, but beyond romantic interests, these were important political allies. Credit: Lawrence Alma Tadema / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons Cleopatra VII Philopator is ...

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The sole surviving sample of Queen Cleopatra’s handwriting, found on an ancient papyrus, reveals a single Greek word, “ginesthoi.” Credit: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons The sole surviving sample ...

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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 ...

Archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, who has been on the hunt for Cleopatra VII’s tomb for nearly 20 years, believes she’s found a bust that depicts the Egyptian queen. The claim has put some at ...

A new statue found at the site of Cleopatra’s tomb is believed to have revealed the "true face" of the Egyptian queen. Expert archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, who has been searching for the tomb ...

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