It doesn’t matter what the rest of it is, which was really quite surprising to us,” said John McCloy, director of Washington ...

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The long-lasting quest to find the tomb of Cleopatra has remained one of the greatest mysteries of modern existence, and ...

Experts tell TIME that modern racial categories don't apply easily to historical figures like Cleopatra. A new Netflix show depicting Cleopatra as Black is stirring controversy.

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Modern battles over Cleopatra’s heritage and skin color have erupted time after time, finding fresh fuel with each new Hollywood casting, from Elizabeth Taylor, who played her in 1963, to ...

Modern race was created by Spaniards in the 1500s, long after Cleopatra died in 30 BC.As people of the Mediterranean, they had centuries-long contact with a variety of types of people who ranged ...