Cleopatra’s death appears to have played out as dramatically as the life she lived. After the Egyptian queen and her longtime lover, the Roman general Mark Antony, saw their combined forces decimated ...

For centuries, the death of Cleopatra has been wrapped in mystery, drama, and legend. Most people know the famous version of the story. The last queen of Egypt reportedly allowed a deadly snake to ...

Egypt's last pharaoh, Queen Cleopatra, was defeated by Rome at the Battle of Actium on September 2, 31 BC, and ended her life by allowing a venomous snake to bite her. Few events in history combine as ...

Cleopatra reportedly died by her own hand in 30 B.C. after she and her Roman partner Mark Antony were defeated by Octavian in the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. Mark Antony fell on his own sword when he ...