Cleopatra was African. She ruled Egypt from an African throne, spoke African languages, and led one of the greatest civilizations in history. Yet history often calls her “Greek.” Why? Because she descended from the Ptolemaic dynasty, which had Greek ancestry—but after centuries of intermarriage in Africa, Cleopatra was deeply tied to African identity. Ancient coins depict her with African features. Egyptian culture shaped her reign, not Greece. Still, Hollywood and textbooks painted her pale to

Many of Cleopatra's remarkable accomplishments were obscured by her Roman conquerers, but the truth about her reign is far more intriguing and complex than what you learned in school. Play along and test your Cleopatra knowledge in the video below using Facebook's new poll feature: | National Geographic TV