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Queen Cleopatra was survived by her daughter, Cleopatra Selene, who would go on to rule a kingdom of her own in North Africa.
This HBO film, written and directed by Jesse Armstrong of 'Succession,' follows a group of billionaire tech bros on a weekend ...
At the beginning of “Mountainhead,” written and directed by Jesse Armstrong of “Succession” fame and premiering Saturday on ...
The Virginia Opera and the Richmond Symphony presented Damien Geter’s new opera about the landmark Supreme Court case striking down bans on interracial marriage; at the Met, John Adams’s Shakespeare ...
Researchers made a surprising discovery in a small town in North Macedonia, which could have direct ties to Alexander the ...
Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s dream of creating a great empire in the east was destroyed by Octavian’s decisive victory at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. A Roman coin commemorated the defeat of ...
It’s even possible that historical figures like Octavian and Agrippa passed through this area en route to confront Cleopatra and Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium.” Lynkestida, also referred to as ...
Astronomers have witnessed for the first time a violent cosmic collision in which one galaxy pierces another with intense ...
The French suffered 476 casualties in the Battle of Puebla, while the outnumbered Mexicans only suffered 339. May 5 is celebrated in Mexican-American communities throughout the United States as ...
What was the most important battle in English history? If you answered the Battle of Hastings, the 1066 A.D. conflict in which the Normans successfully took over the English crown, you’re not alone.
SAN ANTONIO — Every year, for 133 years, the Battle of Flowers has rolled through downtown San Antonio streets, cementing itself as a must-see for many fiesta-goers each year. Participating in ...
The 585 B.C. Eclipse of Peace turned fear into ceasefire, as a solar eclipse halted war and reshaped ancient views of the ...