Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few events in history combine as much drama and uncertainty as the death of Cleopatra. A fatal snake bite is the stuff of movies ...

For centuries, the death of Cleopatra has been wrapped in mystery, drama, and legend. Most people know the famous version of ...

Generally, when people refer to 'Cleopatra,' they are referring to Cleopatra VII, the last queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt. Nightshift first cited the execution of her sister , Arsinoe ...

"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 Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before ...

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A growing number of historians favor a different explanation for her death.