The young princess Cleopatra VII, known today as simply Cleopatra, became queen of Egypt in the year 51 BCE. Thrust onto the world stage by her father, Ptolemy XII, she ruled a country in tumult ...

Nevertheless, certain parts of this fabulous Egyptian queen’s story remain unclear as legend occasionally overshadows historical fact. Here’s a recap of both established fact and as-yet ...

Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt 'Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt' By Joyce Tyldesley Published by Basic Books, 290 pages, $27.50 On sale Monday ...

Cleopatra was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt Credit: AFP How did Cleopatra die? Cleopatra VII was born in early 69 BC and died on August 30 BC aged 39. Mystery shrouds the Egyptian queen ...

They said: 'Cleopatra was Greek, meaning that she was light-skinned, not black.' Zahi said the only rulers of Egypt known to have been black were the Kushite kings of the 25th Dynasty (747-656 BC).

A goddess as a child, a queen at 18, at the height of her power she controlled virtually the entire eastern Mediterranean coast, the last great kingdom of any Egyptian ruler.

Egyptian broadcaster vows to make its own Cleopatra documentary following Netflix's 'blackwashing' series - as the country insists the queen WAS light-skinned Egypt’s state-affiliated United ...

Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt at the Franklin Institute is a dramatic showcase of artifacts recovered from the seabed in Alexandria by underwater archeologist Franck Goddio ...