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Uploaded by on Nov 15, 2009

What did Cleopatra look like?

That's one of the most popular questions ever asked about this elusive Pharaoh. Unfortunately, no clear answer exists, as Cleopatra's image and reputation changed dramatically depending on who was telling the story.

When she WAS spoken of kindly, it was interesting to note how the subject of her appearance didn't really figure into the equation. Her strength of wit and personality made her stand out more than any other feature. The myth of her incredible guile and physical attractiveness was actually started partially as a slur against her by those who couldn't understand how she could be so successful and yet seemingly have so much going against her, as her Greek family tree made her a foreigner on Egyptian soil, which brought with it a degree of prejudice from the Egyptians.

Becoming allies (and lovers) with the great Julius Caesar and then later Marc Antony also fueled the conviction by her opposers that Cleopatra must possess incredible attractiveness and powers of persuasion to be able to seduce such powerful men, and the rumors began that she used these attributes to gain the upper hand in ALL her business dealings. A fascinating slur, and certainly one contrived to do the most damage to her reputation, but it's too simple a conclusion for so complex and savvy a ruler.

Cleopatra was a business woman and a diplomat and a charismatic public figure (not forgetting that she was also the mother of four children); yet the only image of her that might remain is on 1 of ten coins that have survived over 2,000 years after her death. Even these question her true appearance, but they suggest that beauty was NOT the trademark that made Cleopatra great. To me, this adds to the intrigue of her incredible story.

**This reconstruction, the same as any other, is only a gut-feeling guess based on research and cultural anthropology. Don't get too serious about details that even the most esteemed historians have been unable to prove.

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  • @JudeMaris darling u r good in art but not in history at least ptolemaic part. zahi hawass says she is greek if you know him he tried to find and still is trying to find her tomb. another thing historians have always referred to her as a lagid i.e. children of Lagus, Ptolemy's father. Shakespeare made her a proud egyptian to add spice to his story.

  • @boronghousegtk Borong, you like the sound of your own voice far too much to be of any use here. I never claimed authenticity. Those who know history know this video can ONLY be an informed guess. If you approach this with the idea that I am trying to claim 100% accuracy (something even the most esteemed scholar cannot do) that's a greater reflection on your own substandard information, & I claim no responsibility for that. You're done here.

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  • She certainly does look Greek in this, but I am one of the people who beleive she was half Greek and half African. Dont forget, her sister Arsione was found at Ephesus and prooved via DNA that she was Greek, African and Egyptian but she had the face of a white european

  • @BallDanglinBeast indeed!

  • that's some honker on her mug

  • @QueenEiliYAH she wasn't a whore. rome made her one. but octavian was gay. i can say that too because he was like one.

  • @JudeMaris another proof that cleo could've been legitimate. she is the exact carbon copy of her dad. dat means her parents were close relatives.

  • @JudeMaris Please don't make her so ugly with your modifications if u want to see her in flesh and blood then watch my video "The Modern Myth Proved Wrong that Cleopatra was Ugly." Same to whoever watches this video.

  • @boronghousegtk If those are "my own facts" then they are in agreement with the world's leading archeologists and historians. It would take much more effort to make that stuff up, and I don't have the time. In response to your video "proof", try some legitimate reading instead of looking to glamorized Hollywood movies for your "facts".

  • @JudeMaris please don't give your own facts. source por favor?

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