Greek Reporter

From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra: The Story of the Ptolemaic Dynasty

The Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, ruled Egypt for almost three centuries.
The Africa Report

Egyptian, African, Greek, Macedonian: The great Cleopatra debate resurfaces

The Ptolemaic queen of Egypt was a reason for a heated discussion when, in 2020, Gal Gadot was cast as Cleopatra in a Paramount Pictures’ film that never went to production. Apart from some media ...
The New York Times

Whose Queen? Netflix and Egypt Spar Over an African Cleopatra.

Egyptians say the influential streaming service is dragging an ancient queen into a modern, and decidedly Western, debate — about Black representation in Hollywood — in which she has no real place. By ...
Artnet

The Hunt: Cleopatra’s Long-Lost Tomb

The Hunt explores art and ancient relics that are—alas!—lost to time. From the Ark of the Covenant to Cleopatra’s tomb, these legendary treasures have long captured the imaginations of historians and ...