Mustapha Fahmi brings Cleopatra and Shakespeare to Rabat's book fair

From the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC), Mustapha Fahmi makes a notable return to the International Publishing and Book Fair (SIEL) in Rabat. As the first Arab researcher and one of the few Canadians to have participated at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, this Moroccan author concludes his trilogy of philosophical essays inspired by characters from the renowned British playwright with «The Beauty of Cleopatra»—a literary moment marked by

Caligula killed a king of Roman Morocco over a purple cloak

Ptolemy, the last king of Mauretania, which included parts of modern-day Morocco, was executed by Roman Emperor Caligula in 40 AD over a purple cloak. Following his death, Mauretania was annexed by Rome and divided into provinces, with northern Morocco becoming Mauretania Tingitana.

Morocco chosen as filming site for epic «Cleopatra» film