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Cleopatra VII, who was the last Queen of ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic dynasty, ruled from 51 B.C. until her death in 31 B.C. Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...
Egypt has issued a lengthy slapdown to Netflix producers for their depiction of Pharaoh Cleopatra and accused them of "blatant historical misconception." By Aurora Bosotti 20:01, Fri, Apr 28, 2023 ...
One of the few women who ruled ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII was destined to be the last of her dynasty. But while she's often thought to be a great beauty who seduced Julius Caesar and Mark Antony ...
Egypt’s antiquities ministry says Cleopatra was ‘white skinned’ amid Netflix documentary row. An online petition accusing the production of rewriting history has been signed by over 7,000 people ...
Netflix just launched its 'Queen Cleopatra' docudrama series, which depicts the Egyptian queen as Black. Now, Egypt is producing a version that doesn't.
Despite scorn from Egypt, Netflix went ahead with their Queen Cleopatra docu-series on Wednesday, leading the former to counter Netflix with their own.As per Variety, Al Wathaeqya channel, part of ...
Cleopatra was descended from a line of Macedonian Greek kings who ruled Egypt from 323 B.C. to 30 B.C., when it was annexed by Rome, and many scholars contend that she likely had little, if any ...
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient hidden tunnel beneath a temple that they hope leads to the long-lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra. The massive tunnel was discovered by an Egyptian ...
The tendency to view history “through the lens of our own era” has become more pronounced in recent years. To measure this unfortunate tilt, one could do worse than compare Stacy Schiff’s ...
Egypt’s Supreme Council Of Antiquities (SCA) has added its voice to the row over the portrayal of Cleopatra as a Black woman in Netflix’s upcoming docudrama Queen Cleopatra.. The casting of ...