NEW ORLEANS — Carnival season officially hits full stride Friday night as the Krewes of Oshun and Cleopatra roll, marking the first weekend of major Mardi Gras parades. Both parades will be live ...

We're second lining closer to Fat Tuesday as the Krewes of Oshun and Cleopatra roll Friday night in New Orleans, starting Uptown. The pair of parades kicks off the NOLA.com Parade Cam presented by the ...

The winter offering of Synetic Theater is a grand story chronicled by Roman historians and subsequently immortalized by Shakespeare. A tale of sweeping grandeur, power plays, alliances, nations ...

A warship speeds toward battle as waves slap against the hull. Troops on deck glare at the enemy. The man in charge, the famed warrior Antony (Vato Tsikurishvili), is not merely commanding the ship: ...

After 30 years excavating Alexandria’s harbor, Franck Goddio’s team uncovered a rare temple linked to Cleopatra. But its appearance remained a mystery. Then they found tiny lead tokens, which offered ...

The 1963 film Cleopatra was a trailblazing project for a number of reasons. Elizabeth Taylor, who was already a well-established film star, snagged the lead role with ease as the movie’s producer, ...

"Cleopatra's Final Secret" reveals exciting discoveries in the search for the burial grounds of ancient Egypt's last ruler. LOS ANGELES -- She lived as the last ruler of ancient Egypt, but little is ...

The discovery of a sunken port off the coast of Egypt may offer a puzzle piece in the longstanding search for Cleopatra’s lost tomb and glimpses into the country’s ancient maritime activity, according ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. Cleopatra has fascinated me since I was a kid flipping through ...

In her final days, Cleopatra faced Octavian’s conquest, Antony’s downfall, and the collapse of her dynasty. Ancient writers debated how Egypt’s last pharaoh truly died—by asp, poison, or hidden ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...