Most of us picture historical figures through polished royal portraits, striking statues, or cinematic interpretations ...

Archaeologists excavating in İzmir, Turkey unearthed the head of a Hellenistic statue believed to depict the Greek goddess ...

At a time when toppled statues are being remounted, an art critic and an illustrator examine, edit and unpack three ...

Oscar winner Dame Judi Dench goes on a festive journey into her family history to discover whether one of her ancestors ever ...

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.

A 2,000-Year-Old pleasure vessel has emerged from the silt of Cleopatra’s harbor, turning a stretch of seafloor off ...

A bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, which was toppled by demonstrators in 2020 following George Floyd’s death, was reinstalled this past weekend in Washington, D.C. The statue, which ...

The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (to be precise, Dr. Mostafa Waziri) has accused Netflix of the “falsification of Egyptian history.” They are pushing back, hard, after a new Cleopatra ...

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 ...