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Cleopatra Race Controversy
The race of Cleopatra VII, the last active Hellenistic ruler of the Macedonian-led Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, has caused some debate in some circles.Hugh B. Price, Scholars have concluded that she was largely of Macedonian Greek ancestry (with some Persian), but others have wondered whether she had additional ancestries. For example, the article "Was Cleopatra Black?" was published in '' Ebony'' magazine in 2002. The author cites a few examples of the claim, one of which is a chapter titled "Black Warrior Queens", published in 1984 in ''Black Women in Antiquity,'' part of ''The Journal of African Civilization'' series. It draws heavily on the work of J.A. Rogers. Mary Lefkowitz, Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at Wellesley College, traces the main origins of the Black Cleopatra claim to the 1946 book by J. A. Rogers called "World's Great Men of Color", although noting that the idea of Cleopatra as black goes back to at least the 19th century.World's Great Men of Color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra VII, Marble, 40-30 BC, Vatican Museums 002
Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a diplomat, Ancient navies and vessels, naval commander, linguist, and Ancient Greek medicine, medical author; see and . A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Ancient Macedonians, Macedonian Greek general and Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)#Companions, friends, councils, and assemblies, companion of Alexander the Great. writes about Ptolemy I Soter: "The Ptolemaic dynasty, of which Cleopatra was the last representative, was founded at the end of the fourth century BC. The Ptolemies were not of Egyptian extraction, but stemmed from Ptolemy Soter, a Macedonian Greek in the entourage of Alexander the Great."For additional sources that describe the Ptolemaic dynasty as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
