Which Shakespearean play featured the character of Cleopatra?
Anthony & Cleopatra
What object in space is named after Cleopatra?
An asteroid.
Why does Michael Grant think the beautiful reputation of Cleopatra is different from reality?
The only images we have are unattractive images on coins and Plutarch wrote she was not "the sort that would amaze those who saw her."
What did Plutarch say was good about Cleopatra?
Her character, her persuasiveness and her voice (not her beauty)
How many sons in total did Cleopatra have with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
4
How many years had Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony been fighting with Octavian before their defeat?
10 years
How did Cleopatra die?
She committed suicide with venom of a snake.
Do we know where Antony and Cleopatra are buried?
No
Why didn't archaeologist search Alexandria extensively when compared to other sites like the pyramids of Giza?
It had been affected by earthquakes, man made damage, tidal waves and rising seas!
When did Kathleen Martinez's quest to find Cleopatra's body begin?
2005
When did underwater excavations to try to uncover Cleopatra's tomb begin?
1992
What did Martinez believe about the search for Cleopatra and the current whereabouts of her body?
Researchers had missed important clues about her location and that although ancient writing doesn't state the location of her gravesite, she had it prepared!
