"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The new Netflix documentary series Queen Cleopatra has already courted controversy over its decision to ...

Hovering in the background of ancient history’s headlines is King Juba II—writer, explorer, and ruler of Mauretania, the Roman satellite kingdom in North Africa, for almost 50 years until his death in ...

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Gadot's casting as Cleopatra has generated outrage, but she's certain the film will tap into a topical nerve. “I can’t reveal a lot, but I can tell you that we’re going to celebrate the Cleopatra ...

"Queen Cleopatra" director Tina Gharavi penned an article for Variety that pushed back against the accusations of "blackwashing" the historic figure after it was revealed that Cleopatra would be ...

Lost for more than 2,000 years, the tomb of Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt, has long been a source of intrigue for archaeologists and the public alike. And though media reports have suggested the ...

Few creative selections kick conversational hornet’s nests like a producer’s decision to cast a person of color in a role long associated with whiteness. Choosing biracial actor Adele James to play ...

Famous for her wiles, Cleopatra has been played by beauties like Theda Bara (above), Claudette Colbert, Elizabeth Taylor and Vivien Leigh. But an Egyptologist's recreation shows the real Queen was a ...

I was happy for two reasons when I heard earlier this week that Israeli actress Gal Gadot had been tapped to play Cleopatra in her latest Hollywood incarnation. First, she’s a star who could help ...