January happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were Sobekneferu, ...

Quintessence Theatre will present twelve actors performing multiple roles in a rotating schedule of A Midsummer Night's Dream ...

A mystery dating back nearly a century about a skull believed to belong to Cleopatra's murdered half-sister has been solved ...

Mona Zahid, a celebrated stage actor, has a lot on her mind. She is worried that her surgeon husband, Phil, may be cheating ...

By the 1990s, researchers proposed that the unusual burial might have belonged to Cleopatra’s half-sister, who some believed ...

Shakespeare never presented a stage director with more problems than he did in Antony and Cleopatra; thus any production of the play is cause for excitement. Coleridge thought it Shakespeare's ...

Mischa Berlinski’s shrewd comic novel finds a veteran actress reconnecting with her deposed mentor while facing the challenge ...

Cleopatra returned to Egypt as Caesar’s great-nephew and heir, Augustus, teamed up with Marc Antony and Lepidus to fight Caesar’s assassins. By 42 BC, Augustus and his allies had gained the ...

Martinez believes this piece depicts Cleopatra VII, Egypt’s last Ptolemaic ruler, known for her political acumen and relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Not all experts agree with ...

The peace did not last long. Antony was quickly seduced by Egypt's queen, Cleopatra. Augustus suspected that the two wanted Rome for themselves. Before they could threaten him, Augustus attacked.

following Antony and Cleopatra's defeat at Actium, Octavian's forces entered Alexandria in the summer of 30 B.C. Cleopatra barricaded herself behind her mausoleum's massive doors, amid stores of ...

History is full of dynamic duos. Abbott and Costello. Antony and Cleopatra. Batman and Robin. Starsky and Hutch. Andy and Barney. Scooby and Shaggy. Those are just a few. It’s ...