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In 2009, a BBC documentary speculated that Cleopatra might have been part North African. This was based largely on the examination of a headless skeleton of a female child in a 20 BCE tomb in Ephesus (modern Turkey ), together with the old notes and photographs of the now-missing skull.
Aug 18, 2023 · Born in 69 B.C., Cleopatra ruled Egypt from 51 B.C. until her death in 30 B.C. Some say she was of solely Macedonian Greek descent, whereas others argue that she was part Egyptian, making her of African descent as well.
Jul 22, 2024 · Was Cleopatra (Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt) a Black African queen? How would we know? Here's a summary of the evidence.
Dec 12, 2019 · An Egyptologist, Sally-Ann Ashton, after trying to reconstruct the queen’s appearance, concluded among other things, that Cleopatra’s skin colour was dark. Renaissance art also showed her having dark-coloured skin. However, this was refuted as none of the artists were eyewitnesses.
Apr 20, 2023 · Debates over Cleopatra’s “race” were reactivated after Netflix released a trailer for its four-part docudrama Queen Cleopatra last week, starring Adele James, a Black actor.
Apr 28, 2023 · One of Egypt’s most famous archaeologists and twice-serving antiquities minister, Zahi Hawass, was adamant: Cleopatra was not Black. “If we see statues and forms of her father and...
Aug 9, 2023 · What's more, our conception of skin color as "white" or "Black" would have been foreign to the ancient people living at the time. Cleopatra VII reigned from roughly 51-30 B.C. and was the last...
Dec 6, 2010 · It has been suggested – although generally not by credible scholarly sources – that Cleopatra was racially black African. To be blunt, there is absolutely no evidence for this, yet it is one of those issues that seems to take on a life of its own despite all indication to the contrary.
May 8, 2023 · She was not, in any modern sense of the word, “black”. Coupled with the fact that Cleopatra was the first member of the dynasty to speak Egyptian (her first language was Greek), that means...
May 9, 2023 · There is no evidence that Cleopatra’s ethnicity was a matter of debate or interest during her own lifetime. She came from a long line of Greek-speaking kings, but her family had lived in...
