From "Titanic's" Heart of the Ocean to Holly Golightly’s costume pearls, these jewels didn’t just accessorize the movies—they ...

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna. Archeologist Kathleen Martínez and ...

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 ...

When politics falls in love with pop, the result isn’t a romance. It’s a referendum on power, spectacle, and how we worship both. He used to run a G7 country. She sang about kissing a girl and loving ...

In this painting, The Banquet of Cleopatra, also by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770), Cleopatra’s pearl is in her outstretched hand as she likely tells Mark Antony in regal Roman dress how she ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. She’s among the most famous leaders in world history, yet ...

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 ...

"Cleopatra's Final Secret" reveals exciting discoveries in the search for the burial grounds of ancient Egypt's last ruler. LOS ANGELES -- She lived as the last ruler of ancient Egypt, but little is ...

In her final days, Cleopatra faced Octavian’s conquest, Antony’s downfall, and the collapse of her dynasty. Ancient writers debated how Egypt’s last pharaoh truly died—by asp, poison, or hidden ...

Step beyond the myths and Hollywood portrayals to uncover the real Cleopatra, the final ruler of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty. From her Greek-Macedonian lineage and brilliant education in Alexandria to ...