These historical figures look a lot different than what we thought!

A facial reconstruction of Cleopatra by @ganbrood on Instagram.

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philopator, known to history simply as Cleopatra, was the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, shortly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. After her reign, Egypt became a province of the then-recently established Roman Empire.

The real Cleopatra face, she was not traditionally beautiful, but well educated and one of the greatest fierce woman the world had to offer and a hell of a strategic manipulator

From Elizabeth Taylor to Sophia Loren, there have been many faces of Cleopatra. But this may be the most realistic of them all.

Many a Social Studies teacher has promised to “bring history to life,” but the art of 3D facial reconstruction actually pulls it off by showing the ...

Cleopatra ascended the throne at the age of 17 and died at the age of 39. She spoke 9 languages. She knew the language of Ancient Egypt and had learned...

This image seems to suffer on the higher resolution monitors. I was unaware of this but will make the necessary changes. You can see the intended affect by adjusting the gamma settings. Busk of Levatine woman reputed to be Cleopatra in her youth. 50-25 BCE Reconstruction of Face by composite imaging on photoshop. I used Egyptian faces and middle eastern faces in an attempt to give it a more realistic look. There has been no scientific or archaeological consultation. This was simply a matter…