Queen Cleopatra is 'African-American'

Archaeological research shows that the legendary beauty woman in Egyptian history who once made the ancient world island is not the descendant of the Greeks, but originally from the continent.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor is famous for her role as Queen Cleopatra in the film of the same name in 1963. Photo: Getty Images.

Historians have always thought that Cleopatra's parents were Greeks. However, archaeologist Dr. Hilke Thuer said that her mother came from Africa. He made this observation after finding the tomb of Princess Arsinoe, the sister of Cleopatra, in Ephesus, Turkey.

The remains of the grave show that Arsinoe's mother has a typical African skeleton. "This discovery helps us better understand the Cleopatra family and her relationship with the Princess Arsinoe," Thuer said.

Historically, more than 2,000 years ago, Queen Cleopatra ordered her lover, General Mark Antony, to kill her sister Arsinoe. Some documents state that her parents are siblings. If this is true, it means that both of them were born African

Masterpiece The death of Queen Cleopartra by painter Jean-Andre Rixens.Photos: Illusions.

Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC) was the last pharaoh of Egypt. After her death, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire. Cleopatra can speak 9 languages ​​and is very intelligent. She was given leadership in the country very early. Her intelligence is greatly praised in Arabic and Egyptian literature. She built a powerful war fleet to confront the Roman empire.

When the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt, his troops sacked the country's treasures, including Cleopatra's coffin. Most of the treasure was later returned to Egypt, except for Cleopatra's coffin.

In the 1940s, the French found Cleopatra's coffin and they floated the river. So in the end the Egyptian beauty legend rests on a French river. Because Cleopatra's mummy is no longer available, the medical forensic science industry today cannot restore her face and Cleopatra's true face remains a mystery.