Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.

Cleopatra VII (69–30 BCE), the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a queen who left a more intense memory through her ...

When it comes to ancient love stories, few couples have captured the imagination quite like Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Their passionate romance, set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire’s ...

An unprecedented discovery could reveal new information about Cleopatra’s reign. Just below the Mediterranean’s surface, in Alexandria’s harbor, lie the ruins of a mysterious ancient monument. For ...

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 ...

Could this mysterious crystal head buried in the ruins of Cleopatra's temple depict Marc Antony? Archaeologists uncovered a mysterious crystal artifact buried in the underwater ruins of Cleopatra’s ...

Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, is a figure whose life and death have been the subject of much speculation. Born in Alexandria in 69 BCE, Cleopatra’s reign was ...

Egyptian archaeologists recently uncovered a hidden harbor at an ancient temple connected to Cleopatra VII – an unexpected find for historians. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

(CNN) — The discovery of a sunken port off the coast of Egypt may offer a puzzle piece in the longstanding search for Cleopatra’s lost tomb and glimpses into the country’s ancient maritime activity, ...