Rise and Fall (BBC Two) is that it has nothing to do with Sir Kenneth Clark’s 1969 series Civilisation, despite the BBC ...

This wood engraving of Cleopatra by Frederick Sandys displays her seductive power as she attempts to claim Rome and legitimize her son in Colleen McCullough’s historical novel ‘Antony and Cleopatra.’ ...

The moments when four ancient worlds faced disaster are brought to life in an epic new series exploring Rome, Egypt, the ...

A Roman general and an Egyptian queen, Mark Antony and Cleopatra flaunted their scandalous love affair while challenging the power of Rome. This 1883 painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema shows Mark Antony ...

History paints Cleopatra as a seductress. But there’s little we actually know about Egypt’s politically savvy last queen. One of the few women who ruled ancient Egypt, Cleopatra VII was destined to be ...