Cleopatra actively influenced Roman politics at a crucial period, and she came to represent, as did no other woman of antiquity, the prototype of a powerful and able-bodied ruler.

Netflix's new Cleopatra doc raises questions about the life of the Egyptian queen. We unpack what the doc leaves out and why the last pharaoh was more than just her skin color.

Haley is the real breakout of Queen Cleopatra” for the way she animatedly recounts scenes from Cleopatra’s life with the vibrancy of a professional storyteller.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Cleopatra was the last ruler of ancient Egypt, famous for her sharp mind and political savvy. She navigated tumultuous family rivalries and formed ...

Cleopatra's real face remains a subject of intrigue and debate, contrasting with the familiar trope of her being a seductive queen of the Nile, a cunning charmer, deploying her supreme loveliness like ...

Egyptians say the influential streaming service is dragging an ancient queen into a modern, and decidedly Western, debate — about Black representation in Hollywood — in which she has no real ...

"Queen Cleopatra," a new season of the "African Queens" docuseries narrated and executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, is coming to Netflix.

Veteran strategist Julius Caesar mentors the teenage queen of Roman-occupied Egypt.

Another party has weighed in about the ongoing controversy surrounding Netflix's upcoming docudrama Queen Cleopatra.

Julius Caesar becomes mentor to Cleopatra, the enchanting teenage queen of Roman-occupied Egypt.

Cairo — As soon as Netflix dropped the trailer for its upcoming "docudrama" about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, drama started bubbling up online. The preview quickly drew criticism. Some ...