Dr. Robert Bianchi, our Lead Historian at The Alexandria Project, will deliver an in-person lecture at the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) in Cairo on 7 October, titled “The Death of Cleopatra VII — How? and Where?” Drawing on an analysis of some thirty Greek and Latin sources describing the circumstances of Cleopatra’s death, Dr. Bianchi weighs the ancient accounts against the archaeological evidence to propose the most probable cause, and the location and architectural design of the structure in which it took place. The lecture takes place at ARCE’s Cairo center in Garden City at 6:00 PM; no registration is required and seating is limited. Read more…