He recently discovered a perfectly preserved mummified hand, brought back from Egypt in the 18th century. If the accompanying text is to be believed, it is that of Cleopatra VII, the last Queen ...

Pompey fled to Egypt, where in 48 B.C. he was stabbed and decapitated. Twenty-one-year-old Cleopatra ... Cleopatra." Offering Claudette Colbert the title role in the 1934 movie, Cecile B.

ABUSIR, Egypt (CNN)-- Today ... The sudden focus on Antony and Cleopatra has also reignited an old debate over the latter's looks. Was Cleopatra a stunning beauty a la Elizabeth Taylor, or ...

In fact, African Queens offers nothing new about the Egyptian icon: this is the same old story told ... narrative of Cleopatra’s rise and fall: from her ascendance to Egypt’s throne in 51 ...