In 1929, archaeologists in Ephesus, Türkiye, came across a skull in a marble sarcophagus at the "Octagon," an ancient ...
By the 1990s, researchers proposed that the unusual burial might have belonged to Cleopatra’s half-sister, who some believed ...
A mystery dating back nearly a century about a skull believed to belong to Cleopatra's murdered half-sister has been solved ...
The mysterious ancient skull, found in the 1920s, sparked a wave of theories then “sank into oblivion” — until recently.
Cleopatra returned to Egypt as Caesar’s great-nephew and heir, Augustus, teamed up with Marc Antony and Lepidus to fight Caesar’s assassins. By 42 BC, Augustus and his allies had gained the ...
Arsinoë attempted to lead Egyptian forces against Cleopatra, who had allied herself with Julius Caesar and the Romans during the Alexandrian war. At the request of Mark Antony–a Roman ...
The Ephesus skull belongs to a young boy, ending decades of speculation about its connection to Arsinoë IV, the sister of ...
It offers location shots made in Italy and Egypt, large crowd scenes (e.g., the Roman army embarking in Alexandria), lots of emotional drama (Marc Antony & Cleopatra, his wife Octavia, sister of ...
The findings include hundreds of ancient coins portraying the queen of Egypt, a marble statue, and ceremonial vessels.
The film covers the 18 turbulent years leading to the foundation of the Roman Empire, from Cleopatra’s first meeting with Julius Caesar until her death in defeat with Mark Antony. The result is ...