埃及艳后并不是埃及人

提到古埃及,知名度最大的历史人物应该就是埃及艳后了,也就是克里奥帕特拉七世 Cleopatra VII

然而,这个古代美妆界的扛把子其实并不算埃及人,她是个在埃及出生的希腊人。

Along with King Tut, perhaps no figure is more famously associated with ancient Egypt than Cleopatra VII. But while she was born in Alexandria, Cleopatra was actually part of a long line of Greek Macedonians originally descended from Ptolemy I, one of Alexander the Great’s most trusted lieutenants. The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt from 323 to 30 B.C., and most of its leaders remained largely Greek in their culture and sensibilities. In fact, Cleopatra was famous for being one of the first members of the Ptolemaic dynasty to actually speak the Egyptian language.
除了图坦卡蒙国王,古埃及最有名的人物可能就是克利奥帕特拉七世了。尽管克利奥帕特拉出生于亚历山大港,但她实际上是希腊马其顿人的后代,而马其顿人是亚历山大大帝最信任的副官之一托勒密一世的后代。从公元前323年到公元前30年,埃及是由托勒密王朝统治的,且其多数领袖在文化和情感基础上基本仍属希腊人。事实上,克利奥帕特拉作为托勒密王朝第一批真正会讲埃及语的人之一而出名。

 

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