Is Cleopatra black or white?

Question

some people think that she is black and some think she was black teachers and webites give me mixed answers, i just want to know what she is for sure?

Answer 1

cleopatra was the called the "queen of the Nial."
she's wasn't black or white.
she was egyptian.
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wikipedia is a great site for some serious answers.
hope i helped.
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Answer 2

According to the truth she is black according to whitey who has falsified all true history that doesn't correlate to European standards it'd the truth. Everything the white man writes a about history is a lie. But u never thought they would go as far as saying and African Queen wasn't African. This European dominance is getting out of control. She was black and that's fact. Take an African American studies and the white professor teaching it will be on. our side because it's the truth.

Answer 3

1---she was Greek
2---Cleopatra was a traditional royal name, there were lots of them. The famous one is Cleopatra VII. Her parents were Ptolemy VIII and his sister. She also married 2 of her brothers.

Answer 4

I thought elizebeth taylor was cleopatra !

Answer 5

Cleopatra VI was Macedonian Greek by descent, language, and culture. The third daughter princess of Ptolemy XII as well as the daughter of Cleopatra V, Cleopatra was reputedly the first Egyptian ruler in 300 years who attempted to learn the Egyptian language. Although coins minted in her image are not conclusive proof of her ethnicity, she does appear to have the aquiline nose of the Ptolemies and was, at least by today's standards, no beauty.

Answer 6

well think about it........im thinkin black.....because ofthe way they did there hair back then they could do some wigs

Answer 7

as many before me have said, definitely not black, although there would not be a way for her to be white either. She would probably look more mexican to give a modern day example if you've never seen someone egyptian.

Answer 8

she was brown!!! that's so simple comman ppl!

Answer 9

We'll never know for certain, as her tomb has been lost. She may have been black, mixed, or white. Instead, why not focus on her qualities as a ruler during a period when women so rarely were able to assert themselves or hold power?

Answer 10

Macedonian, here is a link to her family history.

http://www.royalty.nu/Africa/Egypt/Cleopatra.html

Answer 11

She was Greek.Wikipedia says that for many years, Egypt' s rulers were of Greek heritage:"Though she bore the ancient Egyptian title Pharaoh, her primary language was Greek; for several centuries preceding her rule, Egyptian kings had been of Greek (i.e. Hellenistic) origin rather than Egyptian origin. The establishment of a Greek-speaking aristocracy in Egypt had come with Alexander the Great nearly 300 years before. When Cleopatra was born, the Great Pyramid was nearly 2,500 years old. The Ptolemaic dynasty had maintained their Greek heritage at the expense of Egyptian religion - while the populace of Egypt used the popular Egyptian script Demotic, Hieroglyphics, which had primarily been used by priests, was falling into disuse. Cleopatra followed the Egyptian belief system in the land's many gods and goddesses. Her patron goddess was Isis, and thus during her reign, it was believed that she was the re-incarnation and embodiment of the goddess of wisdom."


http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra