Cleopatra Selene II had a turbulent life from the beginning. Born to Cleopatra and Mark Antony amid their alliance following Julius Caesar’s assassination, Cleopatra Selene II entered the world during ...

Cleopatra gave birth to twins, Alexander Helios, which means sun, and Cleopatra Selene, which means moon, shortly after Antony returned to Rome in 40 BC. As Cleopatra maintained power over Egypt, the ...

Left: a Roman sculpture of Cleopatra VII wearing a royal diadem, mid-1st century BC (around the time of her visits to Rome in 46–44 BC). Right: A posthumous painted portrait of Cleopatra VII of ...

(file) A mystery dating back nearly a century about a skull believed to belong to Cleopatra's murdered half-sister has been solved using modern DNA analysis and radiocarbon dating. The skull ...

The skull of a person long thought to be Cleopatra’s half sister was misidentified for nearly a century, new research from Nature Scientific Reports concludes, raising intriguing questions about ...

The Vikings are not only known for their prowess in war but also their penchant for drinking — with a particular fondness for beer and mead. The latest archaeology discovery reinforces the latter ...

Even if it’s still playing on a movie theater near you, you can watch the BAFTA Award-nominated film Gladiator II at home. Afterwards, you can either cancel the streaming service altogether or ...

Now, we're getting a sequel to Gladiator, the acclaimed director’s 2000s classic. Gladiator II takes us back to Ancient Rome with a new and returning cast of star-studded talent facing off and ...

A skull once thought to be Cleopatra’s sister Arsinoë IV was identified as that of a Roman boy with developmental disorders, ending decades of speculation. The search for Arsinoë IV’s remains now ...

Six years after it started, World War II ended in 1945 with Nazi Germany surrendering in May and its leaders going on trial for war crimes in November. - Nazis on trial - Nazi leaders go on trial in ...