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Thieves broke into a Vienna museum and stole a historic necklace adorned with over 600 diamonds, believed to have belonged to an Egyptian queen. Austrian authorities have launched an international manhunt to recover the priceless artifact.
A necropolis in Egypt's Western Desert, dating from the Middle and Old Kingdoms, prompts a discussion on whether ancient Egyptian queens were, in fact, warrior princesses.
The Egyptian queen has fascinated me from childhood, but following the archives led only to ancient gossip and Roman propaganda.
Armed thieves purchased tickets and smashed a display case to steal a multimillion-dollar diamond necklace belonging to Egypt’s former Queen Nazli from a Vienna museum in broad daylight. The heist at the MAK museum resulted in the loss of a 673-diamond piece valued at over $4 million.
The legendary beauty rituals of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, including milk baths and rosewater, continue to inspire women worldwide with their natural skincare methods.
Thieves made off with a historic 1939 diamond necklace originally owned by Egyptian Queen Nazli during a spectacular robbery in Vienna, adding to a recent string of high-profile art and jewelry heists in Europe.
A review discusses the famous love affair between Roman general Julius Caesar and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, noting that its portrayal often oscillates between the banal and soft pornography, with readers only late becoming engrossed in their fate.