Cleopatra: Ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt 

Shes so famous even black Americans are now claiming she was black even though she was clearly Greek

Is so strange to me that black americans constantly say Cleopatra is black because she was from africa. That's how frightening ignorance can be.

For those who question or are pissed (myself included) about the censored arts, remember it's RU-vid, they will demonetize the video if there are nudes

I think Queen Hatshepsut was the most successful Queen of Egypt, she deserves a video too.

Egyptian not being spoken in the royal palace is hardly surprising. It's actually really common for the nobility to speak a language the peasants would not understand. From ancient Greece to Tzar Russia. That's why most of the posh words in English are French.

Hi :) My name is Kiah, I'm nine years old and I can't get enough of your history biographies. I love them!

Simon, you put so much information into such a brief program that I almost always have to listen twice to take it all in. I mean that as a compliment. (It could also be that I'm not very bright! 😋) Thanks for all the hard work your crew and yourself put into these videos. I'm addicted!

could you do a video biography on Joan of Arc?

Cleopatra wasn’t even ethnically Egyptian at all. Her line descended from Macedonia/Greek, the Ptolemy.

My wife is Ethiopian, and learning about her country and history is one of the most amazing things Ever. *_please do a video about Emperor Haile Selassie!_* The 225th Emperor direct descent from Solomon and The Queen of Sheba He is the "King of Kings, The Lion of Judah" The name Haile Selassie I means "Power of the Trinity"

Cleopatra was not the greatest ever Egyptian queen. It is her proximity to the most famous Romans in the most famous Roman period that has been written about, dramatised and taught through the ages that makes her the most famous. Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, Neferusobek/Sobekneferu and Nefertari were all more successful and despite their story being less exciting.

My wife, who is a Cleopatraphile says this was spot on! Thank you crew and Simon too!

Can we see a video about Queens Nefertiti or Hatshepsut Both had major impacts on Egypts economic, social and religious history And did so in fascinating and empowering ways that deserve to be delved into!

Who is here after the god awful queen Cleopatra documentary on Netflix .The one that portrays her as black because one of the people sit in the show because your grandmother told her she was black.

I think t is truly scholarly the way your team investigates individuals uncovering facts & dispelling old myths. These episodes are educational & entertaining.

A video on Pompey Magnus would be fascinating. He would be remembered as one of Rome's greatest generals if he didn't turn on Julius Caesar.

I would've liked the whole "arriving in a carpet" thing to be true That sounds pretty slick

It’s pretty funny that people complain about paintings depicting cleopatra as white, even though she was greek

Thank you for your videos

Love it, you make history interesting again. I wish you would have been my history teacher. How about something on aztec/native american leaders.

Amazing docuseries brother so glad that the channel is taking off like it has you definitely deserve the credit, I learn so much from the depths that you explain from thank you for putting out great content!!!!

Im really liking this channel! I love history and biographies! Perfect combo! ❤ Simon love your narration of these biographies!

Thank you! Fore I remember once suggesting Cleopatra!

As an Egyptian, I would love to see videos on Nefertiti and Hatshepsut!!

well done Simon. she truly knew how to walk like an Egyptian.

Keep up the good work ‼️

Simon! This is one I've been waiting for! Again, thank you!

LOL, this is what you get, when YT "defends" freedom of speech or art... Blurred art for fear of demonetization...

IIRC Cleoptra and her ancestors were ethnic Greek rather than Egyptian. Egypt had been ruled by Greeks since being conquered by Alexander the Great in 323 BCE.

I ve been binging these videos for 14 hours straight 😂 thank you for taking my thoughts away fron my insomnia and depression and making me excited about something for a while . 💙

Just discovered the TopTenz channel and now this one - love them both. I feel like I learn so much and get a basic overview without being bored to death and inundated with too much information. Haven’t seen another channel like this one - keep up the great work :)

Been binge watching your vids! Love em!

Wow thanks, love all this interesting stuff. 👍🏼

Anyone here after the whole Netflix-Cleopatra drama?😁😁

Simon, you are incredible! I love these videos! You are so awesome... Thank you!

Thanks for posting

I absolutely love these vids!

Congrats for 100k subscribers.

Amazing rapid fire as usual Simon... Awesome

I really enjoy all your videos. I love learning about the past and people from those eras keep them coming!

Love your stuff man!

*She was Macedonian-Greek*

I love youre work man thanks for it!!

Best one yet, many thanks x

0:52 It's a shame that we have to blur out parts of a historic image. But I suppose that's the world we live in now.

So close to Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet deaths. According to coinage Cleopatra had struck, she was far from beautiful. She was intelligent, charming, well educated and had great political savvy. These things and her manner and ability to manipulate made her desirable. Not great beauty of face. This has largely been debunked as the carpet story.

That was a great video!

Thanks for sharing! 🌟

What a woman: a great strategist and diplomat.

She should've been known as Cleverpatra.

Totally unrelated but the way he says empire in 0:58 is amazing

These videos are so interesting and well made - my new RU-vid addiction. They are really well made and give enough info about people I’ve been curious about, but in a succinct way. It’s a nice alternative to Wikipedia because I forget who I want to know more about sometimes. My knowledge of history outside of literature is limited. I must add my favorite Shakespeare play in Julius Caesar - so I really love this. Keep up the good work! .

is anyone here because of the current drama?

I called my cat "Ptolemy" so when Simon says stuff like "Ptolemy became ruler of Egypt, it sounds really funny to me!

Simon is my favorite RU-vidr! His channels offer something for everyone.

excellent bio. Thanks again

Cleopatra also was interested in astronomy and science, was a raconteur and spoke seventeen languages.

Hi Simon! I am loving this channel. I was wondering, will you be featuring Nefertiti?

Enjoyed this

This story is truly amazing

Could you cover Emperor Hirohito?

You should keep on making videos about royalty. I love them all . Love every single last video

Egyptian history is my all time favorite thank you Simon.

Again Simon Great !!!!!!!! I've watched dozen or more of your video's ...... Wow !! Crazy !!!!!!!

I'm Egyptian, A COPTIC CHRISTIAN EGYPTIAN, I shout that out loud because we are the most pure blooded Egyptians out there and that's not only my opinion that's what Egyptologists, Historians and Scientists also agreed on , and I tell you that every word that Bassem Youssef said is right and I totally agree with him. Yes Egypt had lots of mixed cultures throughout its history like for example: Greeks, Romans and Arabs, but the Egyptian blood didn't mix and change that much and that's because for centuries we Egyptians had a golden tradition rule to marry our cousins, and that tradition is still present until now especially in Upper Egypt(from Assiut to Aswan), Although that tradition seems silly and bad from a scientific biological point of view, but that doesn't matter, silly or not we kept that tradition of marrying our cousins for centuries and that helped us to preserve our pure Egyptian blood not mixed as long as we could, and the result is what you see now and that is Modern Egyptians looks typical to their Ancient Egyptian Ancestors, just look at my skin color and Bassem Youssef's skin color we are almost the same although he is a Muslim who was born and lived in Cairo and I am a Coptic Christian who was born and lived in Luxor and there is almost a 1000 km distance between us, doesn't that tell you a thing or two about who Ancient Egyptians were and what they looked like? With all due respect for all the Black people and all the other ethnicities out there, but we Egyptians are special very special, WE ARE NOT Black or White or Yellow, Not Europeans or Africans or Asians, Not Assyrians or Persians or Israelites or Nubians or Greeks or Romans or Arabs or French or Italians or Germans or British or Turkish or Ukrainians, Not Middle Easterners or Caucasians or Mediterraneans or Levants or Amazigh or Berbers or even North Africans. WE ARE EGYPTIANS, WE ARE VERY UNIQUE!

0:40 - Chapter 1 - The early years 3:50 - Chapter 2 - Sibling rivalry 6:20 - Chapter 3 - Enter julius caesar 11:30 - Chapter 4 - Crisis 13:30 - Chapter 5 - The great seduction 16:35 - Chapter 6 - A tragic end

I adore this channel.

very good enjoyed that so much

Love her so much❤❤❤

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE WOMAN OF THE HOUR! QUEEN OF QUEENS! GIVE IT UP FOR CLEOPATRA!!!!!!!

Thank you !

Very interesting and well presented.

Loving the videos bud! Maybe you could do one on Charlemagne soon. I here his name often but know nothing about him :)

Cleopatra wasn't ethnically egyptian but she was of Greek descent

great vid i subbed

well done!

What's with all the censored art? Anyway, great video as usual. Thanks Simon.

I'm sorry to hear that the story of the bedroll has been "largely debunked" (8:19). It's a great story! I wonder who debunked it and how? By the way, it was 49 BCE when Cleopatra learned her brother was plotting against her, not 49 CE (5:36). She was long dead in 49 CE. But that was just a slip, I know. Another great video, Simon!

Great video, finally seeing actual discussion in the comments not just trolls

Great video

"She had one vantage over him" ...the V

Cleopatra is one of history's fascinating figures, man or woman.

Awesome... love the way you explain.. and one request make a video on che guevara

beautiful...... thank you.

Husband "slash" Brother! God, you're good! (crying with laughter) learnninig is fun with you! WELL DONE!

"Her husband and brother" Hold up, ohhh wait, Ancient egypt.

Talk about sibling rivalry and family dysfunction!

Perfect story

As I write this, Kleopatra VII died 2048 years ago today on the 12th day of August, 30 B.C. Yes, I spell it with a K because that's how it's spelt in Greek. Κλεοπάτρα

I've never heard of a family so messy, even at the height of power

Great video. I would love to see a video about D.B. Cooper!

Thank-You Simon!!!! FASCINATING as ALWAYS!!!! Cleopatra really WENT THROUGH THE MEN, didn't she?! And having her siblings killed; WOW, that was VERY SAD!!!!

wait. her husband was her brother AND he was only 8 years old and she 18?

I can't wait to see the comments about the Jada Pinket Smith documentary

Do you have a podcast? I’d love to hear so many of the stores you tell on all of your channels and new able to download them while I travel

Brilliant

This is one of the best RU-vid channels that I've ever seen.🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻👌👌 I pity all my classmates who slept during our Philosophy , Literature and history classes . Btw love your contents 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

So she basically was the first Snapchat filter every time she met a dude with power she out here glowing 😂

Oh Simon - you know so many words!

absolutely adore how you said BCE and CE in these earlier vids. i wish you kept up that separation of church and state, instead of using BC and AD in the newer vids