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Was Cleopatra white?

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Such concerns have recently come to the forefront with the announcement that in at least one of the several Cleopatra movies currently planned, a white (instead of black) actress would play the role of the queen. read more

So Cleopatra VII was a direct descendant of Greek ancestors, which would suggest she would be ‘white’ by modern standards - as noted in other answers, skin colour was not often remarked upon as a distinguishing feature by either Greek or Egyptian cultures, with other distinctions such as language and religion being of far greater significance. read more

Cleopatra VII is usually just known as Cleopatra though she was the seventh royal Egyptian ruler to bear the name Cleopatra. She was the last of the Ptolemy dynasty to rule Egypt. She, like many other Ptolemy rulers, first married one brother and then, on his death, another. read more

Cleopatra VII was white. She was a descendant of a general of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, north of Greece, named Ptolemy. Alexander left Ptolemy in Egypt about 328 BC after his conquest of the Persian Empire, while he marched East to conquer to the border of India. read more

In modern depictions, Cleopatra has been played by white actresses including Vivien Leigh, Claudette Colbert, and Elizabeth Taylor. But the writers of those movies were, of course, also not eyewitnesses, nor are these casting decisions in any sense credible evidence. read more

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