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 ...

The legendary last queen of Egypt was the wealthiest, most powerful woman in the world. Today, she remains one of the most famous women of history and a pop culture icon. Yet, the real Cleopatra ...

But this, in fact, enraged Caesar who set off for Egypt himself. Caesar demanded an explanation from Ptolemy, and Cleopatra and ordered them both to appear before him. This was tricky for Cleo as ...

The four episodes present the awfully familiar linear narrative of Cleopatra’s rise and fall: from her ascendance to Egypt’s throne in 51 BCE, through to her famed affair with Julius Caesar ...