What did Cleopatra Look Like? Facial Reconstructions Revealed, with History.

I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. Let’s talk about Cleopatra, one of the most enigmatic figures of ancient history. She was the first Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt to even speak the Egyptian language, and she routinely outwitted her foes. She seduced two powerful Romans. But what did she look like? What did she do? What ethnicity was Cleopatra? Let’s talk the history & appearance of Cleopatra, now.
Narration & Art: Becca Segovia
Writing, Editing & Music Direction: Andre Segovia

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Sources and Further Reading
https://www.thoughtco.com/was-cleopatra-black-biography-3528680
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-cleopatra-151356013/
https://www.britannica.com/story/what-did-cleopatra-look-like
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/papers-of-the-british-school-at-rome/article/abs/cleopatra-in-pompeii/7563E369E66416F77696299A541B3391
https://www.knowledgesnacks.com/articles/what-did-cleopatra-look-like/
https://www.knowledgesnacks.com/articles/cleopatras-ethnicity/
https://www.knowledgesnacks.com/articles/was-cleopatra-beautiful/
https://historum.com/threads/roman-paintings-of-cleopatra-vii-of-egypt.135352/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/9ckgbo/is_it_true_that_a_statue_of_cleopatra_vii/

0:00 Introduction
0:50 What Do We Know About Cleopatra?
2:03 Historical Sources for her Appearance
4:23 What We Don't Know - Cleo's Ethnic Background
7:08 Her Hair & Eye Color
7:25 Statue Recreation Reveals
7:52 Was Cleopatra a Redhead?
8:22 Redhead Recreation Reveal
8:47 Conclusion

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