Death of Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt.
The death of Cleopatra, the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, took place on August 10 or 12, 30 BC, in Alexandria.
At the time 39 years old, Cleopatra, according to popular belief, committed suicide by…
1. Cleopatra was not actually Egyptian. She was born in Alexandria in 69 BC, but her ancestors were of Greek origin.
2. Cleopatra was not the only woman in her family to bear that name. In fact, several women in her family, including her mother and…
A pair of sandals that was found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun who reigned circa 1336-1327 BCE under the 18th Dynasty. They are made of wood that is overlaid with a marquetry veneer of bark, green leather, and gold foil on a stucco base.
Two human…
The name Seth, or Satet means strength: he was known as an important ally to Re and other order-maintaining deities, but also chaos, evil, anger, and storms, since he was responsible for killing his brother, Osiris. Seth was represented as a composite…
1902, elektryczny samochód wyścigowy zbudowany przez Waltera Bakera, znany jako torpeda. Pierwszy człowiek w historii, który stworzył samochód osiągający ponad 160 km/g .