I've read several biographies/papers/studies about Cleopatra, and in all them she is described as being Greek, fair skin
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caulkins69 — 11 years ago(January 31, 2015 03:03 PM)
Shaking my head at white Europeans always trying so hard to take ownership of Egypt. You're white, Egypt has nothing to do with you. Egypt is part of Africa, get over it.
Shaking my head at Afro-centrists always trying so hard to take ownership of Egypt. If you are a black American, your ancestors were probably yanked out of West Africa; Egypt has nothing to do with you. Africa is not a monolith; get over it. -
aaronhead1988 — 11 years ago(December 27, 2014 05:44 AM)
urgh, black or not, Cleopatra would still have had more olive skin then that baboons arse-lips pastey Jolie, Jolie is and over rated incestuous actress.
I agree Zoe Salanda would of been better suited to the role.
as for this whole history lesson crap.. Cleopatras father=greek, Mother=Egyptian(the darker skin acient egyptians), whch would of had a throw back mixed with the olive greek skin of ancient, thus for making Zoe still more suited then Jolie. -
Itneverrains — 11 years ago(January 25, 2015 07:15 AM)
I agree what she would make a beautiful and charming Cleopatra (is the movie with A.Jolie still being made btw?)
though, I admit I find it a tad boring that they only make movies about Cleopatra when there are many other interesting Egyptian queens (as well as queens of other african countries) that could be featured in a movie (Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, Nefertari to name few). I get Cleopatra's appeal, but she isn't the only one and hollywood is so unoriginal they keep making remakes of the same stories over and over. -
VanityInsecurity — 11 years ago(March 12, 2015 10:23 AM)
Cleopatra VII Philopator was a descendant from the Ptolemaic dynasty she married her brother Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator. They like the Ancient Egyptians followed traditions to marry only family. She married her brother for a reason. Which means they kept their Greek Macedonian blood pure. She is known as a Macedonian Greek that ruled over Egypt after Alexander the Great took control over Egypt after defeating the Persians, & they took over the Assyrians & before then the Nubians. Why is it so difficult to acknowledge that she was European? IF they find evidence to prove otherwise people should respect that, but there is none. And stop trying to change history in place of propaganda.