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I was today years old when I found out cleopatra was actually a white woman

Anonymous 17w

As a white woman, ain’t no way she was

Anonymous 17w

She is part of the Ptolemyaic dynasty.

Anonymous 17w

Also I just found out she was the last pharaoh of Egypt before the Roman Empire conquered & captured Egypt !! This was all around 50-40 BC , which is closer in years to our time, then it was when the pyramids were built, (3500 bc)

Anonymous

#1 17w

I thought the same thing!!! But no I’ve been studying Egypt & during the time of cleopatra, Egypt was very mixed, people from Rome, greece, and Egypt ofc lived & migrated to different parts of Egypt, which ofc made it multicultural. Cleopatra was 100% greek even tho she was born in Egypt, she was born in Alexandria which was a mainly “Greek” influenced city. She’s actually a descendent of Alexander the Great! Which led to her family being very powerful, & also inbred- hence her being 100% Greek.

Anonymous

#1 17w

Sorry for the book lol I’m a history buff and I always thought she was another victim of white washing history- but no she was actually white & the 1963 film “cleopatra” was insanely accurate, based off sculptures & such that were made of cleopatra when she was alive.

Anonymous

OP 17w

Noo I love it, that’s fascinating. Who’d have thought that!

Anonymous

#1 17w

It’s really cool esp as a white girl too I can’t lie 😭

Anonymous

#2 17w

Yes exactly!!

Anonymous

#2 17w

She’s also the only ptolemyaic ruler of egypt who learned Egyptian 🤌🏻