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Cleopatra VII of Egypt was ethnically Greek, descended from the Macedonian Ptolemies.

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Is it true that Cleopatra VII of Egypt was ethnically Greek, descended from the Macedonian Ptolemies?

Yes. Multiple reference sources state that Cleopatra VII was of Macedonian Greek ancestry, descended from the Ptolemaic dynasty founded by Ptolemy I Soter, and was not ethnically Egyptian.

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Ethnicity of Cleopatra - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnicity_of_Cleopatra

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2026
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Scan-the-World (2026). Cleopatra VII. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21172284

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10 Little-Known Facts About Cleopatra | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/10-little-known-facts-about-cleopatra

2024
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The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome: A History of the Ptolemies. (2024). degruyterbrill.com. https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300280296

2026
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Scan-the-World (2026). Cleopatra in Warandepark, Brussels. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21248129

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