Cleopatra was Macedonian Greek 🏛️ #shorts

Movie Cleopatra looks "Egyptian." She DID rule Egypt as Pharaoh — that's real.

But her family was the Ptolemaic dynasty: Macedonian Greek rulers after Alexander's general Ptolemy.
Pharaoh of Egypt ≠ Egyptian ancestry. Costume ≠ bloodline.

Rule and ancestry are different questions.

#SenpaiExplainsTheWorld #Cleopatra #Ptolemaic #HistoryShorts #AncientEgypt

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