[Kozak]

Cleopatra was pure blooded Ptolomeic Greek.
Not a drop of Arab, Egyptian or other African Blood.

[decal]

“Not a drop of Arab, Egyptian or other African Blood.”

Or indeed of any blood outside of the immediate family.

[oldvirginian]

“Cleopatra was pure blooded Ptolomeic Greek.
Not a drop of Arab, Egyptian or other African Blood.”

The Ptolemy dynasty were notorious for inbreeding. All marriages were within the family.
I expect her family tree hadn’t branched off since Alexander the Great was a youngster.

[snoringbear]

Correct.
The Ptolemaic dynasty controlled Egypt for almost three centuries (305 – 30 BCE), eventually falling to the Romans. Oddly, while they ruled Egypt, they never became Egyptian. Instead, they isolated themselves in the capital city of Alexandria, a city envisioned by Alexander the Great. The city was Greek both in language and practice. There were no marriages with outsiders; brother married sister or uncle married niece. The last Ptolemaic queen, Cleopatra VII (l. c. 69-30 BCE), remained Macedonian but spoke Egyptian as well as other languages.