▁may ▁have ▁been ▁mixed ▁Sy rian ▁and ▁Greek , ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁preced ent ▁of ▁Pers ian ▁and ▁Sy rian ▁blood ▁in ▁the ▁P to le ma ic ▁line , ▁and ▁continues ▁that ▁" certain ly ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁Egypt ian ," ▁not ing ▁there ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁known ▁Egypt ian ▁mist ress ▁of ▁a ▁P to le my ▁( from ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁B CE ) ▁and ▁no ▁known ▁Egypt ian ▁wife ▁of ▁a ▁P to le ma ic ▁king . ▁He ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁Cle op atra ▁probably ▁had ▁not ▁a ▁drop ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁blood ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁" w ould ▁have ▁described ▁herself ▁as ▁Greek ." ▁D iana ▁Pr eston ▁also ▁writes ▁that ▁Cle op atra ' s ▁pat ernal ▁grand m other ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁part ▁Sy rian , ▁continu ing ▁that ▁even ▁if ▁Cle op atra ▁had ▁an ▁Egypt ian ▁grand m other ▁" it ▁does ▁not ▁follow ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁black ▁African " ▁and ▁that ▁Cle op atra ▁" al most ▁certainly ▁had ▁o live ▁skin ▁and ▁dark ▁eyes ." ▁Ad rian ▁Gold sw orth y ▁notes ▁Cle op atra , ▁having ▁Mac ed onian ▁blood ▁with ▁a ▁little ▁Sy rian , ▁was ▁probably ▁not ▁dark ▁sk inned ▁( he ▁also ▁notes ▁Roman ▁propag anda ▁never ▁mentions ▁it ), ▁cont ending ▁" f air er ▁skin ▁is ▁margin ally ▁more ▁likely ▁considering ▁her ▁ancest ry ," ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁" was ▁no ▁more ▁Egypt ian ▁cult ur ally ▁or ▁eth n