Every once in a while, archaeologists pull something out of the ground that makes us rethink what we thought we knew about ...

Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how.

Underwater archaeologists have made a fascinating discovery near where the iconic military leader is believed to be buried.

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

Santo Domingo.- Indotel, in partnership with National Geographic, premiered the documentary “The Last Secret of Cleopatra” on ...

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made for a Roman soldier stationed in the searing heat of Egypt) has been restored ...

Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.

After over a decade of excavation at Taposiris Magna west of Alexandria, the discovery of coins, statues and a submerged ancient port suggest that Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony may have been buried ...

When it comes to ancient love stories, few couples have captured the imagination quite like Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Their passionate romance, set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire’s ...

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could finally solve one of history's greatest mysteries: the location of Cleopatra's tomb. A team led by Dominican archaeologist Dr. Kathleen ...

Fun facts about Cleopatra: Although associated in the public mind with ancient Egypt, she lived closer to our time than to the building of the pyramids of Giza. When she was ruling Egypt and ...

Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, is a figure whose life and death have been the subject of much speculation. Born in Alexandria in 69 BCE, Cleopatra’s reign was ...