On January 8th, 2021 on CBC a documentary called “Searching for Cleopatra: The Woman Behind the Myth” premiers. Dr. Kelly Olson, a professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario lectures on Cleopatra and contributed to this documentary. Chris talks to her about Cleopatra: what was she like, what sort of ruler was she, what happened to her descendants, and more.

Links

• Searching for Cleopatra on the CBC
• Dr. Kelly Olson’s University Site

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• chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

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