TIL Cleopatra was ethnically Greek, not Egyptian. Her ancestor Ptolomy served in Alexander the Great's army. After Alexander's, death Ptolemy stole the body & used it to claim legitimacy as ruler of Egypt. His dynasty lasted 292 years until Augustus Cesar defeated Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium.

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[–]robo1p 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Lots of egyptians (especially the christian ones) are ethnically greek. Maybe a bit of mixing, but it's still easy to see.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In the past the people around the Mediterranean were far more related to each other than the peoples inland. Sea travel was just much more safer and faster than over land. So they would have all pretty much looked alike and been interrelated. The difference between north Africa and the European Med only came about after Islam and Christianity divided them.

[–]Hellothereawesome 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

greeks are a melting pot, some of them are darker than some people in the middle east...