Hovering in the background of ancient history’s headlines is King Juba II—writer, explorer, and ruler of Mauretania, the Roman satellite kingdom in North Africa, for almost 50 years until his death in ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Cleopatra was the last ruler of ancient Egypt, famous for her sharp mind and political savvy. She navigated tumultuous family rivalries and formed ...

Cleopatra VII (69–30 BCE), the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a queen who left a more intense memory through her ...

“African Queens: Queen Cleopatra” director Tina Gharavi is addressing the casting of biracial Black actress Adele James as the titular Greek-Egyptian ruler. The trailer for Netflix docuseries “Queen ...

But since the show was released, there has been some backlash. The official Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Cairo, Egypt, called out the show for having Adele, who is Black and biracial, ...

A features writer at Collider, Shreejit hails from a country known for its unabashed love for its cinema. During his postgrad in Journalism, Shreejit discovered his love for film analysis through his ...

The biracial actress Adele James, who plays a famed Egyptian ruler, Cleopatra, in an upcoming Netflix docudrama, has received death threats as Egyptians accuse her of “blackwashing” and “stealing” ...

Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing “African Queens” docu-series “Queen Cleopatra,” which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans ...

When it comes to Cleopatra, the enigmatic ruler whose political savvy — and romantic entanglements — have made her an endless source of fascination, Hollywood has never gotten it right. Elizabeth ...