"Asp" is the modern Anglicisation of the word "aspis," which in antiquity referred to any one of several venomous snake species found in the Nile region. It is believed that aspis referred in Egyptian mythology to what is now known as the Egyptian cobra. read more
The story Cleopatra, ancient queen of Egypt, was killed by a snake bite is rejected by academics at the University of Manchester. The story Cleopatra, ancient queen of Egypt, was killed by a snake bite is rejected by academics at the University of Manchester. read more