Renowned for her intellect, political strategy and irresistible charm, Cleopatra was also the lover of Julius Caesar and the mother of his child. She married Marc Antony, bearing three of his children as well.
Most importantly, she was the last and most famous queen of ancient Egypt — seen by her people as the human embodiment of Isis, the Goddess of healing and magic — and according to legend, she took her own life with the bite of a poisonous snake to escape being captured by Rome.
But of all the mysteries and legends that continue to surround Cleopatra, the greatest is the location of her tomb. Countless historians and archeologists have searched in vain to find her resting place — yet no one has discovered her remains.
Who Was the Queen of the Nile?
Born in 69 B.C., Cleopatra lived at the crossroads of time during the last years of the Ptolemaic dynasty and the end of the Roman Republic. She ascended to the throne of Egypt at the age of 18 and ruled with her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII.
