[jocon307]

"BTW, it seems likely too, that the ancient Egyptians had litle, genetically or ethnically in common with the current-day, semitic residents of Egypt."

Well, what happened to the old Egyptians? I mean Cleopatra did live at the time of the Romans, so, what happened, where did they go? Were they just over run and bred out by Arabs?

[muir_redwoods]

"Well, what happened to the old Egyptians? I mean Cleopatra did live at the time of the Romans, so, what happened, where did they go? Were they just over run and bred out by Arabs?

Well, there was quite a dust-up in the whole region right around 622 A.D. if memory serves. The Arab ascendany, as part of the spread of islam, changed the political and ethnic make-up of much of what we call the mid-east

[SauronOfMordor]

Well, what happened to the old Egyptians? I mean Cleopatra did live at the time of the Romans, so, what happened, where did they go? Were they just over run and bred out by Arabs?

Cleopatra was of Greek descent

Alexander the Great of Macedonia (what's now northern Greece) conquered Egypt, and installed his people as the new ruling class.

[wardaddy]

Cleopatra was Greek.