[Free Registration/Login Required] Working on determining the dependability of secondary historical resources with this instructional activity about Cleopatra. Students will attempt to figure out how Cleopatra died based on the resources.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An biographical text about Cleopatra, queen of Egypt. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Access lines and staging prompts for scenes from William Shakespeare's tragedy Antony and Cleopatra. The scenes are displayed according to act with the setting included. Detailed explanatory notes are found after each scene. An extensive...

Here, read the full text of Shakespeare's tragedy, "Antony and Cleopatra." Text is divided by scene.

Background information on the political situation which surrounds Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra provides a stimulus for several student activities. A good way to get learners out of their seats and into the play.

This is the full text of the five-act tragic play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare including a list of characters.

This is the full text of the five-act British play Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw including notes.

Some of the common misconceptions about Cleopatra are debunked here.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile" by Kristiana Gregory. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Residents of the normally idyllic Italian island of Sardinia were recently subjected to severe cyclone damage and flooding. Find out why Prime Minister Enrico Letta has declared this a national tragedy.

An image of Cleopatra VII.

Cleopatra

Sphinx at Cleopatra's Needle (London)

Cleopatra's Needle, Central park (New York)

Cleopatra's Needle (London)

An image of Cleopatra VII.

An image of Cleopatra VII.

An image of Cleopatra VII.

Cleopatra's name, written in hieroglyphics.

This site features the author George Bernard Shaw including a biography and the full text of six plays: Augustus Does His Bit, Caesar and Cleopatra, Candida, The Devil's Disciple, The Philanderer, and Pygmalion.

(69 B.C.- 30 B.C.) Cleopatra was Queen of Egypt. She had a history with Caesar and went through two dramatic wars.

This site provides basic information in outline form about the time from the death of Caesar to Octavian's triumphs after the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra. Site assumes that you know most of the major names in Roman history. Written by...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains biographical information about the Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

An image of "Cleopatra's Feast", created by Jacob Jordaens in 1653 (Oil on canvas, 156 x 149 cm).