Ancient Egyptian queens who have shaped history, featuring an assessment of their enduring legacies. Queen Tiye, wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III and mother of pharaoh Akhenaten, who - over 3,000 years ago - surpassed her rivals and inspired a religious revolution that changed Egypt and the world.
Cleopatra II's reign was a truly dramatic and grisly tale, as she saw her dynasty torn apart by hatred, but also saved it from destruction.
Explores the life of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra the Great and Mark Antony, as she sees the collapse of her dynasty, goes as a prisoner to Rome, but rises from the embers to become one of the greatest queens of the African continent.
