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Egypt: Archeologists discover new temple
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Cleopatra was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt ‒ after her death in 30 BC, the country became a province of the Roman Empire. Her reported beauty secured her immortality and she has been played by an array of Hollywood icons over the years. Elizabeth Taylor, Theda Bara, Claudette Colbert and Vivien Leigh are among the most famous names to have played the “Queen of the Nile”. But this obsession with Cleopatra’s looks started much earlier than the 20th century.