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The legendary pharaoh is known for using her political savvy and considerable charm to gain power. But, in truth, there’s little we know for sure about her life.
Why has Cleopatra remained such an iconic figure for more than 2,000 years? Arts24 kicks off its new season with a deep dive ...
A new exhibition is revisiting the life and afterlife of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra at the Arab World Institute in ...
It's as though Cleopatra lives and breathes once again in the pages of Stacy Schiff's exquisitely researched and well-written “Cleopatra: A Life.” The book injects the Egyptian queen with a ...
If Cleopatra needed a role model from among her ancestors, she could have chosen from any number of ruthlessly powerful queens. As Herodotus put it, Egypt was a country where a woman urinated ...
“Cleopatra, A Life,” by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Schiff, was a bestseller last year and I got it as a Christmas present.
How many of you enjoy a good biography? If you do, you may want to check out "Cleopatra: A Life," written by Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff.
Two uptown Mardi Gras parades are changing their starting points in 2025. The Cleopatra parade may be trimming down to avoid a tight turn, the ALLA parade plans to lengthen its route.