Cleopatra (69-30 BCE) was the last queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty, coming from a long line of dramatic and ruthless kings and queens known as the Ptolemies. Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE ...

In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar ... of their union. Caesar, however, must return to Italy. Although he is briefly reunited with Cleopatra during a magnificent reception for the Queen in Rome, Caesar ...

A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

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 next 20 years. Cleopatra was soon to become Queen of Egypt ...

Meanwhile, Rome was also engaged in a civil war as Julius Caesar battled his rival ... One of her daughters. Cleopatra Selene, later became a queen herself, and so kept the family business ...

Certainly she possessed the ability to roil passions in two powerful Roman men: Julius Caesar ... Cleopatra," he said, excitedly. "Never before has anyone systematically looked for the last queen ...

Famed for her intelligence, charisma and political skills, Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt with her brother Ptolemy XIII. She defeated Ptolemy with the help of Julius Caesar and became Caesar's mistress.