2007-12-15 01:36:42 · 6 answers · asked by TIKKI TEMBO 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
After Alexander the Great died, his generals split up his empire. A general named Ptolemy took over Egypt and started the whole Ptolemy and Cleopatra line. So that means she was Greek/Macedonian, with maybe some local influences in her genes.
2007-12-15 02:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cleopatra was the product of 300 years of Greek-Macedonian interbreeding
2007-12-15 01:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
She had Greek ancestry (Macedonia), but was born in Egypt.
2007-12-15 01:41:33 · answer #3 · answered by staisil 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
tikki tikki tembo, something something bembo....(-: Sorry, it depends on which Cleopatra you mean, as there were 7 or 8. The one we know from Shakespeare and Hollywood was Macedonian/Greek.
2007-12-15 01:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She was descended from Alexander's general, Ptolemy who was Macedonian
2007-12-15 04:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
both influenced her identity but Egypt could have influenced more
2007-12-15 01:46:40 · answer #6 · answered by pao d historian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋