That almost all of her ancestors would have been fair-skinned is also true.īut the largely binary racial terms being used today are anachronistic and can hardly be applied to Cleopatra’s context. That the Ptolemies intermarried and largely kept their bloodline Hellenic cannot be denied. That she was of Macedonian-Greek background is beyond doubt. Some things about Cleopatra are simply fact. As an historian, I have spent endless days studying and contemplating the queen, not least when completing my book, Alexandria: The City that Changed the World. My multigenerational Alexandrian background, on both sides, is key to my passion for Cleopatra. Mine is the only Egyptian voice on the programme. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 A second Nakba? What history tells us about Palestine and Israel list 2 of 4 What do the keffiyeh, watermelon and other Palestinian symbols mean? list 3 of 4 ‘A metaphor for life’: Bollywood’s stormy love affair with Indian cricket list 4 of 4 A cricket rivalry evolves: How Indian fans came to love English players end of list
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