Netflix has been diving headlong into the lives of powerful queens, and its newest four-part docuseries on Cleopatra is no exception. Queen Cleopatra delves into the life of one of the most iconic ...

“Queen Cleopatra,” Netflix’s four-part documentary on perhaps the most famous Queen of Egypt, has been very poorly reviewed. On Rotten Tomatoes it currently has a tomatometer score of 10%, meaning ...

Sometimes Moraine Valley Community College’s Academic Theater goes outside the box for free summer performances of William Shakespeare plays, but this year offers a more classic take. “Every few years ...

Alberto Angela, trans. from the Italian by Katherine Gregor. HarperVia, $28.99 (448p) ISBN 978-0-06-298421-0 Italian TV host Angela casts Cleopatra as “an amazingly modern woman” in this spirited yet ...

It’s a direction that the Globe has continued to explore over the years, with the opening show of Michelle Terry’s tenure, the 2019 As You Like It, featuring D/deaf performer Nadia Nadarajah as Celia.

“Civilisations: Rise and Fall is the next iteration, building on this important legacy, and bringing a fresh eye to this ...

Egyptian archeologists say they’ve discovered a previously hidden ancient tunnel that some believe could lead to the long-lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

LOS ANGELES – Big, needlelike sculptures, based on Egyptian prototypes, are dotted all over America. The most famous, obviously, is the Washington Monument. Another, in Boston, commemorates the battle ...

Few creative selections kick conversational hornet’s nests like a producer’s decision to cast a person of color in a role long associated with whiteness. Choosing biracial actor Adele James to play ...

I was happy for two reasons when I heard earlier this week that Israeli actress Gal Gadot had been tapped to play Cleopatra in her latest Hollywood incarnation. First, she’s a star who could help ...