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A depiction of Queen Cleopatra, c50 BC

Who was Cleopatra? Her life, her love affairs and her children, plus 6 little-known facts

Composite image of depictions of Queen Cleopatra

The face of Cleopatra: what did she look like, and was she really so beautiful?

Women topic

Women's history podcast episodes

The solid gold death mask of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, now held in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (Photo by Fayed El-Geziry/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Tutankhamun The Egyptian boy who really discovered the Boy King

A painting of Hannibal leading his men into Italy in 218 BC, seated on top a war elephant (Photo by Peter Horree / Alamy Stock Photo)

What if... Hannibal had taken Rome?

A statue of Thutmose III who, in the second millennium BC, conquered more land than any other pharaoh, ransacking the region for booty and tribute. (Image by AKG Images)

The dark side of ancient Egypt

Men of the SAS returning from a three-month trip behind enemy lines during the war in North Africa. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Second World War

“They changed the way war is run”: Ben Macintyre on the early SAS

A medieval illustration showing a doctor bleeding a patient

General History

A history of medicine 14 surprising facts

A member of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol, May 1942

Second World War

Desert raiders: the Long Range Desert Group in the Second World War

Statue of Ramesses II, at Luxor Temple. He ruled Egypt for 66 years, and left more statues than any other pharaoh (Photo by Michelle McMahon / Getty Images)

5 of the most powerful pharaohs to rule ancient Egypt

Theban mural showing people plucking geese. (Photo by DEA / G Dagli Orti/De Agostini/Getty Images)

Life in Ancient Egypt: what was it like?

A copy of a wall painting shows Sety I (r1294-1279 BC) opening the door for Osiris, lord of the dead

Egyptian pharaohs: your essential guide to Egypt’s ancient rulers

A carving of Tutankhamun and his young wife Ankhesenamun

The forgotten women in Tutankhamun’s tomb

Egyptologist Howard Carter crouches near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun's remains

Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun: was the tomb really cursed?

Tutankhamun’s golden funeral mask

Your guide to Tutankhamun, plus 8 fascinating facts