She may be one of the most recognizable figures in history, but we have little idea what Cleopatra actually looked like. Only ...

In 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by the senate ... Coins with her face on them, paintings and sculptures of Cleopatra portray a woman with strong features but not of great beauty.

The narrative of Cleopatra displays the art of balancing being a woman in power while also managing public perception. Laurie ...

In the middle of the civil war that would bring him to power, Julius Caesar spent the winter of 48 BC in Egypt. There he met Cleopatra, the woman who would set Roman nerves on edge for most of the ...

One of these was led by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. Then Augustus got a lucky ... There he fell under the spell of Cleopatra, Egypt’s beautiful queen. Trouble in Egypt Romans feared that ...

Julius Cesar and Cleopatra in the Horrible Histories TV series After the stuff about hiding in carpets, bathing in milk and being bitten by snakes (more on some of that later), the most famous ...

Julius Caesar arrived in Alexandria days ... to magnify his victory in Roman eyes. Bridgeman Art Library International Mark Antony and Cleopatra had three children together, and may also have ...