Cleopatra: Cracking The Enigma on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 – More than twenty centuries after Cleopatra’s disappearance, the life of Egypt’s last queen is still enigmatic.
From her birth into a family of power, to her fight for the throne, to her brutal death, this series explores everything we know about this queen-pharaoh. Following experts in the field, we reveal the most unknown fragments of Cleopatra’s life, including the exceptional and unprecedented discovery of one of her treasures, swallowed up in the sea.
Series One, Episode One: Cleopatra, The Origins Of A Legendary Family
Cleopatra is the seventh in her family to bear this name, but she is the one who will go down in history. Born into an intriguing dynasty, that of the Ptolemies, she will be the heir to three centuries of shenanigans, plots and murders.
Where did these Ptolemies, the last pharaohs of Egypt of Greek origin, come from? How did Greeks manage to slip into the customs of the Egyptian pharaohs? Experts reveal the origin of Cleopatra and her family secrets.
Cleopatra: Cracking The Enigma on SBS and SBS on Demand – Series Premiere / Sunday 7 December at 7.30pm (4 Parts)
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Cleopatra: Cracking The Enigma on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1
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