Was Cleopatra White?

[Poh SIti Dawn]

I'm puzzled, was in political science class today and my professor said she was of Greek descent, is this true?

 

[Handsback]

I think it was John Hope Franklin that addressed this. I don't have a site or anything but from what I remember, she would be like Mariah Carey. So depending on if you think Mariah is black or not, there's your answer.

Keep in mind our modern standards about race didn't really exist back then. What we describe as "white" or "black" didn't exist the same way back then.

 

[flusterose]

of course not. She was dark complected.

 

[Doobie Doo]

She was black, been black will always be black. Dont let these cac's confuse you with Elizabeth Taylor she always been black watch Hidden Colors and Hidden Colors 2.

 

[ugksam]

nope sorry black people were not gonna let you have this one she is white

 

[Poh SIti Dawn]

He said that she was of Greek descent and the Greeks never mingled with the Egyptians. And how they got there was because Alexander took over Egypt.

 

[Danie84]

That Elizabeth Taylor movie wasn't real

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

I notice that a lot of pseudo-historians try to co-opt lots of very accomplished Black/Asian/Hispanic historical figures. It's a way to jump into the accomplishment pool by saying, "ME TOO!!!" in order to feed their false sense of historical superiority. If you want a really enthralling, perspective-changing read on racial/ethnic relations and how they historically developed, here's a good read:

 

[Poh SIti Dawn]

Somebody answer my question with evidence please.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Ancient Egyptian race controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

She might have been (probably, I'd say) half? I think that the examination of the skeleton mentioned in the link might be helpful...

 

[606onit]

Peep movie in sig.....there's a section about it.....She had melanin.

 

[kermit da hustla]

She would be considered black in today's society. She looked like beyonce, only her facial features were slightly more feminine, a result of the Mediterranean air she grew up breathing. Egyptians are black, which explains why whites are so determined to deny that piece of history from us.

 

[Torrez]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra#Ancestry

Yeah she's white for the most part it would seem. I mean just look at her ancestry, you keep going back on Ptolemy V Epiphanes side to Ptolemy I Soter I and he and his ancestors were from Mecadon and on Cleopatra I side back to Seleucus I he and his ancestors were from Macedon.

 

[mtu wa chuma]

she was from greece.

 

[Mountain]

She belonged to a Ptolmaic family, so I think she looked white, like tanned white.