Cleopatras II and III showed themselves to be almost as effective as political operators as Cleopatra VII, perhaps even more so since they managed to keep their thrones. Cleopatra II, daughter of ...

"Until now, everyone has had pretty much the same fix on Cleopatra: passion's plaything, sultry queen, a woman so beautiful she turned the very air around her sick with desire, a tragic figure ...

Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the ...