Modern science has made a breakthrough in the study of history, enabling DNA analysis, uncovering buried cities, and ...

Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient Egyptian luxury barge near Cleopatra's lost palace in Alexandria. The 115-foot ...

Deep beneath an Egyptian temple long battered by wind and salt, archaeologists have uncovered a colossal rock-cut tunnel that ...

Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how.

Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.

After over a decade of excavation at Taposiris Magna west of Alexandria, the discovery of coins, statues and a submerged ancient port suggest that Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony may have been buried ...

When it comes to ancient love stories, few couples have captured the imagination quite like Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Their passionate romance, set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire’s ...

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could finally solve one of history's greatest mysteries: the location of Cleopatra's tomb. A team led by Dominican archaeologist Dr. Kathleen ...

Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, is a figure whose life and death have been the subject of much speculation. Born in Alexandria in 69 BCE, Cleopatra’s reign was ...

Lyme — A newly discovered sunken port, 2,000-year-old coins and a 4,300-foot-long submerged tunnel revealed in Thursday’s release of the National Geographic special “Cleopatra’s Final Secret,” may be ...