"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 ...

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

What did Cleopatra look like? Millennia after the historical figure reigned as queen of Egypt, the question is still hotly debated by academics and artists. "After much hang-wringing and countless ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra documentary, which premieres this Wednesday, May 10, has a reputation that precedes it, already grabbing headlines for its bold portrayal of the ...

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 ...

Was Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra Black? That’s the hotly debated question surrounding Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra,” a drama-documentary series about the pharaonic ruler narrated and executive produced by ...

Cleopatra star Gal Gadot hopes her upcoming film will shed light on the real Egyptian queen. During an interview with Vogue, she explained why the old Hollywood interpretation of Cleopatra needs to ...

The EP behind Netflix‘s Queen Cleopatra docu-drama has defended the casting of an actor of mixed heritage descent in the title role, stating that Adele James reflects the “multicultural nature of ...