But, in truth, there’s little we know for sure about her life. One of the few women who ruled ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII was destined to be the last of her dynasty. But while she's often ...

Cairo — As soon as Netflix dropped the trailer for its upcoming "docudrama" about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, drama started bubbling up online. The preview quickly drew criticism.

Ironically, Cleopatra has often been played by non-Egyptian actresses in the past, most famously by Elizabeth Taylor. Guardian writer Leila Latif pointed out that it’s “notable that some see ...

Arsinoe IV was the youngest sister of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra — and she became a tragic victim of her powerful sibling’s political plots. Amidst the Alexandrian War, Arsinoe had attempted ...

The head of a statue depicting Cleopatra, the last active pharaoh of ancient Egypt, is displayed as part of an exhibition entitled 'the myth of Cleopatra' on April 9, 2014 at the Pinacotheque in ...

Here’s how it works. Cleopatra VII may have been the most famous woman in the ancient world. She was the last of a dynasty that ruled ancient Egypt for around 300 years, from the death of ...

Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing “African Queens” docu-series “Queen Cleopatra,” which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched ...

A statue discovered at Cleopatra’s tomb allegedly reveals the Egyptian queen’s true face. An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission in collaboration with the National University Pedro ...

“Queen Cleopatra,” which is executive produced and narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, portrays the ruler of Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt as a woman of color. Egyptian government officials have ...

Egyptian lawyer Mahmoud al-Semary has sued Netflix for depicting Cleopatra as a Black woman in a new documentary. al-Semary filed a case with the Public Prosecutor to shut down the streaming ...

The African country took issue with the film’s misrepresentation of the ancient Egyptian ruler and claimed Cleopatra was “white-skinned” and should not be portrayed by a black actress ...