Comments on: Elizabeth Taylor’s CLEOPATRA Screening http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/great-to-be-nominated-series-cleopatra/ thinking film Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:21:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andre Soares http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/great-to-be-nominated-series-cleopatra/#comment-477810 Andre Soares Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:41:07 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/05/08/great-to-be-nominated-series-cleopatra/#comment-477810 My understanding is that the Ptolemaic dynasty (including Cleopatra) that ruled Egypt was composed of Macedonians/Greeks -- even if born in North Africa. http://www.answers.com/topic/ptolemaic-dynasty To the best of my knowledge, Hannibal was a Mediterranean type. My understanding is that the Ptolemaic dynasty (including Cleopatra) that ruled Egypt was composed of Macedonians/Greeks — even if born in North Africa.

http://www.answers.com/topic/ptolemaic-dynasty

To the best of my knowledge, Hannibal was a Mediterranean type.

]]> By: vance http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-festivals/great-to-be-nominated-series-cleopatra/#comment-477809 vance Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:21:28 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/05/08/great-to-be-nominated-series-cleopatra/#comment-477809 well I can understand why you would say that any bigoted comments shall be earsed,but I will say what I have to say what I've been wanting to say for years.You see,any time a black person or a person of color has done great things writers and movie makers over time always deplict that greatness as white.Let it be something foolish and it is black.I was always told all my life that Her Magistey Queen Cleopatra was a woman of color.Whether she was bi racial which is actually how it was taught to me or black because she was north African all day long,and did'nt Hannibal from north Africa send all those dern elephants down the mountian against the Roman legions who thought they were bad asses.He was black as night he was also from north Africa.Most people in those days in north Africa were dark as night.Ptolemy himself was dark complected.Cleopatra's mother Cleopatra,was from the territories of Greece and from what I am told she was fine as wine but she was killed in the palace by Cowardly roman soldiers. well I can understand why you would say that any bigoted comments shall be earsed,but I will say what I have to say what I’ve been wanting to say for years.You see,any time a black person or a person of color has done great things writers and movie makers over time always deplict that greatness as white.Let it be something foolish and it is black.I was always told all my life that Her Magistey Queen Cleopatra was a woman of color.Whether she was bi racial which is actually how it was taught to me or black because she was north African all day long,and did’nt Hannibal from north Africa send all those dern elephants down the mountian against the Roman legions who thought they were bad asses.He was black as night he was also from north Africa.Most people in those days in north Africa were dark as night.Ptolemy himself was dark complected.Cleopatra’s mother Cleopatra,was from the territories of Greece and from what I am told she was fine as wine but she was killed in the palace by Cowardly roman soldiers.

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