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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: ...

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Cleopatra VII, Egypt’s iconic queen, left behind few traces of her reign. Beneath the harbor of modern-day Alexandria, archaeologists have uncovered ancient coins bearing her image amid the ruins of a ...

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George Bernard Shaw's classic drama "Caesar and Cleopatra" graced the stage of Central High School as the first production of the 1957-58 school year. This photo by Betty Love captures a scene where ...