For almost a century, the Octagon tomb in Ephesus has had archaeologists convinced it was the final resting place of Queen Arsinoe, younger sister of […]
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The Secret Life of Cleopatra
“If the name is indelible, the image is blurry,” wrote Stacy Schiff, one of Cleopatra’s many biographers. Poets, playwrights and politicians have been putting words […]
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The Three Lives of the Temple of Artemis
You likely already know Artemis as the goddess of the hunt. She lives by a babbling brooke with her animal creatures, often depicted with her […]
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The Mysterious Woman in the Octagon
Anyone who knows me is likely aware that I’m fascinated by Cleopatra’s younger sister, Arsinoe (Ahr-sin-oh-WAY). So could there be a better way to start […]