Left: a Roman sculpture of Cleopatra VII wearing a royal diadem, mid-1st century BC (around the time of her visits to Rome in 46–44 BC). Right: A posthumous painted portrait of Cleopatra VII of ...
Cleopatra’s Needle in London is seen from the Thames. Credit: Ktulucommonswiki. CC BY SA 3.0 “Cleopatra’s Needle” evokes the romanticism of the famous Egyptian queen. However, like some click-bate ...
Cleopatra is not only a supercolossal eye-filler (the unprecedented budget shows in the physical opulence throughout), but it is also a remarkably literate cinematic recreation of an historic ...
A skull once thought to be Cleopatra’s sister Arsinoë IV was identified as that of a Roman boy with developmental disorders, ending decades of speculation. The search for Arsinoë IV’s remains now ...
She was the sister of Queen Cleopatra VII and the kings Ptolemy XIII ... Related: A gold-laced mummy could be the ‘oldest and most complete’ specimen found in Egypt. ] According to the team ...
With films like Elizabeth Taylor's 'Cleopatra' (1963) to the thrilling 'The Mummy' franchise, it's safe to say that this incredible civilization still amazes us centuries later. From mummies ...
Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ink that once decorated 1,200-year-old pieces of mummified skin. Using ...
Tracing temple-studded coastlines and rivers that gave birth to epoch-shaping civilizations, these sailings reveal how the waves have shaped our world.
The Mummy will apparently rise from the dead for another round. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lee Cronin, Atomic Monster, and Blumhouse are teaming up for a new horror depiction of The Mummy.