Some of you may have heard about the recent dustup over Netflix's new "documentary" series making an Afrocentric claim that Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of an independent Egypt, was a black woman, despite established known evidence to the contrary. In case there are those who have not heard of it yet, here is a link to a report by Time Magazine: https://time.com/6273435/cleopatra-race-debate-netflix/
Here is a link to a deep dive into the genealogy of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and what is actually known about Cleopatra's ethnicity: Was Cleopatra Black? The Truth About Cleopatra's Ancestry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3d1c4l1pgM
And finally, here is a link to an artist's rendition of what Cleopatra VII may have looked like, based on available evidence, using photoshop: What did Cleopatra Look Like? Facial Reconstructions Revealed, with History. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRJe99IipC4
Here is a link to a deep dive into the genealogy of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and what is actually known about Cleopatra's ethnicity: Was Cleopatra Black? The Truth About Cleopatra's Ancestry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3d1c4l1pgM
And finally, here is a link to an artist's rendition of what Cleopatra VII may have looked like, based on available evidence, using photoshop: What did Cleopatra Look Like? Facial Reconstructions Revealed, with History. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRJe99IipC4
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