The first Cleopatra, Syra (“the Syrian”), was the daughter of the Seleucid king Antiochus III; her marriage to Ptolemy V in 193 B.C. was orchestrated to promote harmony among the rival kingdoms.

Leadership was handed down through Ptolemy’s descendants and ended with Cleopatra VII, one of the most famous queens in history. Cleopatra VII, known both as a seductress with a captivating ...

Ptolemy VIII was an Egyptian king of the Ptolemaic dynasty and died in 116 BC. The building, which archaeologists are calling the Great Temple of Athribis, was found in Sohag.