Apparently, Cleopatra was not ancient Egypt's only female pharaoh, as her unique crown belonged to Queen Arsinoë II, 200 years before, a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, concluded.Allowing the re-interpretation of historical events in Egypt after Alexander the Great died, were the ancient s... |
29 November 2010
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are to appear on the big screen together again and it’s not for a sequel to the critical bomb but commercial hit “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” Stacy Schiff’s book “Cleopatra: A Life” is being made into film and details for the entire production are being ironed... |
11 June 2010
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According to a new scientific study, it would appear that the heavy make-up that the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra donned in fact had several benefits beyond the aesthetic ones. The paper reveals that the large amount of substances she used to give her eyes their characteristic look prevented numerous eye diseases... |
8 January 2010
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Egypt’s Superior Council for Antiquities Director Zahi Hawass announced on Wednesday that a team of Egyptian archaeologists would start excavations on a new location near the ancient city of Alexandria, where they believed the bodies of the pharaoh Cleopatra and her consort Mark Antony were entombed. The couple... |
17 April 2009
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The first underwater museum in the world will allow Egypt's visitors to glance at the remains of queen Cleopatra's Palace covered long ago by the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The area near the New Library of Alexandria, where Cleopatra and her Roman lover, Mark Antony stayed just before she commit... |
18 September 2008
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