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by rocqua
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Also, Cleopatra considered herself Greek (or rather hellinistic) and had the lineage to prove that. She is remembered fondly because she was decently respectful of her Egyptian subjects, but that was mostly in contrast to her predecessors. |
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From accounts by professional ancient historians, that "fact" may mostly be PR spin and "rule of cool" myth. For instance:
https://acoup.blog/2023/05/26/collections-on-the-reign-of-cl...