📜 Cleopatra: Death by Snake - Ah, the most famous part of Cleopatra's story. After riding high with Mark Antony, the two rulers decided to make a huge gamble to cut Octavian out of the picture and ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The location of Cleopatra’s burial has remained a mystery since her death, but a sunken port might be a key to finding it. This port is directly ...

Archaeologists uncovered a mysterious crystal artifact buried in the underwater ruins of Cleopatra’s temple. It bears an uncanny resemblance to a man history knows well: Mark Antony, Cleopatra’s ...

Elizabeth Taylor put on her most stoic face as she took her seat on a gilded platform before an enormous sphinx. Her entrance into Rome, drawn by slaves during an elaborate procession, was conceived ...

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