Risultati di ricerca
30 giu 2023 · Cleopatra’s story has been told many times. Who are the unknown, forgotten African queens? Ancient Nubia was known for its governing queens who are called kandakes, who not only ruled, built temples, patronized the arts, but also led their armies on the battlefield. One of the most famous of the kandakes was Queen Amanirenas.
11 mag 2023 · African Queens: Cleopatra courts this 20th century debate but obscures the facts around it. The documentary goes to great lengths at pointing out that we don’t know for certain who Cleopatra’s ...
From Executive Producer Jada Pinkett Smith comes a new documentary series exploring the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens. The first season will c...
- 2 min
- 348,3K
- Netflix
20 apr 2023 · Debates over Cleopatra’s “race” were reactivated after Netflix released a trailer for its four-part docudrama Queen Cleopatra last week, starring Adele James, a Black actor. The series is ...
9 giu 2023 · Jada Pinkett Smith’s new Netflix documentary series on Cleopatra aims to spotlight powerful African queens. “We don’t often get to see or hear stories about Black queens, and that was really ...
2 mag 2016 · Cleopatra was descended from Macedonian Greeks, who first arrived in Egypt with the army of Alexander the Great in 332 BCE. Following Alexander’s death in 323 BCE Ptolemy, one of his generals, took control of Kemet. By the time Cleopatra first came to power in 51 BCE her family had lived in Egypt for two hundred and seventy-two years.
As Egypt's last pharaoh, Cleopatra fights to protect her throne, family and legacy in this docudrama featuring reenactments and expert interviews. Watch trailers & learn more.
