Cleopatra race controversy A bust of Cleopatra VII dated to 40–30 BC, now located at the Vatican Museums, showing her with a "melon" hairstyle and a Hellenistic royal diadem [1] Part of a series on Cleopatra VII Early life Death Children Ancestry Reign Siege of Alexandria Battle of the Nile Accession Assassination of Pompey Liberators' civil war
Cleopatra V's ancestry isn't certain either, but it is thought she was the illegitimate daughter of either Ptolemy X or Ptolemy XI, in which case Ptolemy XII had Cleopatra VII with his aunt. Cleopatra V disappears from records around the time that Cleopatra VII was born.
Cleopatra was not particularly “inbred”. Her father was Ptolemy XII Auletes. This Ptolemy was allegedly an illegitimate son of Ptolemy IX Lathyrus (Cicero, ...
VerkkoHouse-MDMA 1 yr. ago. Yeah this graphic had it somewhat confusing but Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra were the parents of Ptolemy the VII. Cleopatra I and Ptolemy V sired …
Cleopatra was even more INBRED than Habsburg's Charles II of Spain. In this video I recreate the Berlin Cleopatra Bust to see how she might have looked in re...
VerkkoCleopatra V's ancestry isn't certain either, but it is thought she was the illegitimate daughter of either Ptolemy X or Ptolemy XI, in which case Ptolemy XII had Cleopatra …
VerkkoCleopatra was a Ptolemy, and as was the custom of that dynasty, her parents were brother and sister. In fact, kings were required to marry their sisters in order to acquire …
VerkkoBorn in 69 BCE, Cleopatra VII was heir to a 250-year-old Greek dynasty that began when Ptolemy I, one of Alexander the Great’s boyhood friends and generals, seized the …
VerkkoPeople tend to over estimate how bad inbreeding is. Its mostly just down to luck and she lucked out. Its only really brother sister that is bad. Uncle niece like Cleopatra had a …
Cleopatra, according to all ancient accounts, was quite proud of her Macedonian heritage and of her connection to the very famous Alexander the Great. Advertisement Now that Ptolemy was a king, he needed children. So he married two Macedonian noblewomen (not at the same time, though).
VerkkoTutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten and Akhenaten's sister and wife. This resulted in numerous genetic conditions that the boy king suffered, including a cleft palate, a club …
VerkkoSystematic inbreeding and maintenance of inbred strains of laboratory mice and rats is of great importance for biomedical research. The inbreeding guarantees a consistent …
House-MDMA 1 yr. ago. Yeah this graphic had it somewhat confusing but Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra were the parents of Ptolemy the VII. Cleopatra I and Ptolemy V sired Ptolemy VI,Ptolemy VIII, and Cleopatra II. Ptolemy VIII was the uncle to Ptolemy VII.
VerkkoCleopatra was even more INBRED than Habsburg's Charles II of Spain. In this video I recreate the Berlin Cleopatra Bust to see how she might have looked in re...
VerkkoCleopatra VII Philopator is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, but few people are familiar with the fascinating history of her ancestors. The Ptolemaic Dynasty, to which …
Born in 69 BCE, Cleopatra VII was heir to a 250-year-old Greek dynasty that began when Ptolemy I, one of Alexander the Great’s boyhood friends and generals, seized the most glittering prize in...
Cleopatra was a Ptolemy, and as was the custom of that dynasty, her parents were brother and sister. In fact, kings were required to marry their sisters in order to acquire their power. Cleo herself was married to her 10-year-old brother when she was only 18 years old and eventually married the other one, as well.
VerkkoThe race of Cleopatra VII, the last active Hellenistic ruler of the Macedonian -led Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, has caused debate in some circles. [2] [3] There is a …