Hussein Bassir continues his series on the queens of the Ptolemaic period in Egypt, this week with Cleopatra VII, the most famous of them all Some of the important queens of the Ptolemaic Period ...

However, other experts disagree, noting several facial features that differ from known depictions of the queen. Instead, some have suggested it portrays a princess from the Ptolemaic dynasty.

A visitor views the busts of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (ruled 51-30 BC), the last Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, and the Roman general Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony), displayed alongside a statue ...

Blending archaeological artifacts, pop culture imagery, and paintings, an exhibition on Cleopatra explores how the Egyptian ...

These inscriptions depict a Ptolemaic king receiving offerings from ... is a cartouche with the name of King Ptolemy VIII's ...

Scientists thought its similarities to buildings from Ptolemaic Egypt — and the body found inside — meant it had been erected in memory of Cleopatra’s half sister, Arsinoë IV. Cleopatra ...