Show cleopatra dark queen of egypt maybe a blond according to the popular belief cleopatra was a brunette and Is frequently referred to as the dark queen of 0 egypt but historical sources do not supply dosithe evidence as to her actual complexion notes a writer in the cleveland iraln dealer she was a greek by ancestry and egyptian only by birth so far as records go she had no egyptian blood in her veins it Is supposed the Ptole mies remained pure macedonian gierka and their capital alexandria was the center of greek rather than egyptian culture cleopatra therefore must be regarded as a macedonian type and the dark skin and hair of the native egyptian afford no clew as to tier her complexion many greeks were dark complexioned but alte white r skin kin fair hair and blue eyes were not uncommon among the mace doniano don ians lans one of Cleo patras ancestors ptolemy philadelphus ug Is described by bj as havone light lair hair and a fair loa |