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Egypt calls Black Cleopatra Netflix show 'egregious historical error'

New docudrama Queen Cleopatra starring Adele James

Egyptian government gives Netflix documentary Cleopatra a flagrant status a historical fallacy» over the decision to make the ruler black.

Producer Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of actor Will Smith, cited the importance of telling «tales of black queens» as the reason for casting a non-white actress as the last Egyptian pharaoh in the new staged.

The Egyptian government has accused Netflix of spreading a «blatant historical error», saying the streaming giant's casting decision was «a falsification of Egyptian history.»

The country's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities released a statement indicating that Cleopatra came from a Greek dynasty rulers of Egypt and therefore possessed «light-skinned and Hellenic features.»

Dr. Mustafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Archaeology, stated that «the appearance of a heroine in this body is a falsification of Egyptian history and a blatant historical error» .

He added in his statement. that Netflix is ​​required to «refer to historical and scientific facts to ensure that the history and civilizations of peoples are not falsified.»

The notion that Cleopatra was black, widely rejected by most scholars, has been proposed by a number of scholars- Afrocentists, and the trailer for the documentary includes a quote from one of the participants that reads: “I don't care what they tell you at school, Cleopatra. was black.

Pinkett Smith previously explained her motivations for choosing black Cleopatra in the new Netflix docudrama, saying, «I really wanted to represent black women.» .

«We don't often see or hear stories about black queens and that was really important to me.»

The idea that Cleopatra, Egypt's last reigning pharaoh, was a black queen was completely rejected by the country's government.

The Ministry of Antiquities said in a statement that the documentary evidence from the Romans who conquered Egypt showed that she had fair skin, adding that the statues of the ruler had clear European features, which would explain her immediate origin.< /p>

She was a direct descendant of uninterrupted male Macedonian Greek rulers, beginning with Ptolemy, who became ruler of Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great, when his empire was divided among his generals.

His dynasty came to end with the Roman conquest in the first century BC, when Julius Caesar famously quarreled with the queen.

Queen Cleopatra, upcoming new four-part Netflix documentary starring Adele James roles.

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