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Tag: Cleopatra
Cleopatra used it to infuse her bathwater, while Alexander the Great bathed his battle wounds with it and drank saffron tea. Saffron, the gold of Greek land as it is called, is considered the best quality worldwide.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have announced, with accompanying photos, the incredible discovery…
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have announced the incredible discovery of a rock-cut tunnel deep…
By Maydaa Nadar Today we celebrate the beloved Greek poet Constantine Cavafy. He was born…
Old wives tales never cease to amaze me, but God love our Greek grandmothers!
On this day in 47BC, Caesarion, the son of Cleopatra and Caesar and the last…
Everyone’s favourite Pharaoh is heading back to the movies. Paramount Pictures won the rights to…
Cleopatra used it to infuse her bathwater, while Alexander the Great bathed his battle wounds with it and drank saffron tea. Saffron, the gold of Greek land as it is called, is considered the best quality worldwide.
Two ancient Greek statues dating to the Roman period were discovered in the ancient city…
Critics blasted as ‘uneducated for believing that the Egyptian ruler was from an African or Arab descent when she was in fact Macedonian Greek’ in a racial profiling debate following the announcement that Israeli actress Gal Gadot is to play Cleopatra in the upcoming Paramount Pictures movie.
By Maydaa Nadar Today we celebrate the beloved Greek poet Constantine Cavafy. He was born…
By Despina Karpathiou For as long as one can remember, our Greek ancestors have been…