Netflix has been diving headlong into the lives of powerful queens, and its newest four-part docuseries on Cleopatra is no exception. Queen Cleopatra delves into the life of one of the most iconic ...

Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in history, but the truth behind her story is far more complex than the legend. Far from just a seductress, she was a highly intelligent political strategist ...

Netflix's "Queen Cleopatra", a four-part docuseries exploring the life and reign of Cleopatra, was released this month to almost immediate criticism. The series, produced by actress Jada Pinkett-Smith ...

The Egyptian ruler Cleopatra died more than 2,000 years ago, but still has a powerful presence today. Jeffrey Brown has a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff about her new ...

Come learn about the life of Cleopatra through a discussion with her Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff. Cleopatra: A Life, Schiff’s latest bestseller, sheds new light on the world of ...

Even in outline, the life of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of the more famous Cleopatra and the Roman general Marc Antony, seems drawn from a romance novel. Orphaned at age 11 by the suicides of her ...

Everyone wants to read about Antony and Cleopatra, especially about Cleopatra, who was not only history’s most famous female ruler but its most glamorous. The Egyptian queen’s love affair with the ...

The death of Cleopatra VII is a well-worn story, one that has been dramatized time and time again. It has served as inspiration for fictional stories of powerful leaders and doomed lovers, perhaps ...

A new biography by Jane Draycott shines a light on an African queen whose career has been overshadowed by that of her famous forebear. By Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer When you purchase an independently ...