LOS ANGELES – Big, needlelike sculptures, based on Egyptian prototypes, are dotted all over America. The most famous, obviously, is the Washington Monument. Another, in Boston, commemorates the battle ...

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With sharp wit and incisive observation, George Bernard Shaw centers his classic play on the relationship between the Roman leader, Julius Caesar, and the ambitious, young, Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra, ...

Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest ...

Step beyond Hollywood myths to uncover the real Cleopatra, the final ruler of ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty. This documentary explores her Greek-Macedonian origins, exceptional education in ...

It may have taken this year's initial production, "Romeo and Juliet," to help the new artistic director find his footing, but the confident, assured and entertaining version of Shaw's "Caesar and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. That Caesar, he did get up to some japes. He created political triumvirates, aggravated the stoic ...

Netflix has been diving headlong into the lives of powerful queens, and its newest four-part docuseries on Cleopatra is no exception. Queen Cleopatra delves into the life of one of the most iconic ...

Cleopatra VII Philopator was an astute ruler who used her charms to win over the most powerful men in the ancient world as ...

A features writer at Collider, Shreejit hails from a country known for its unabashed love for its cinema. During his postgrad in Journalism, Shreejit discovered his love for film analysis through his ...