Cleopatra was light-skinned, Egypt tells Netflix in row over drama

Casting of black actor in upcoming docudrama has angered groups in Egypt who say it is a falsification of Egyptian history'

She was Egypt's last Pharaoh, a legendary leader who according to popular belief ended her life by allowing a deadly cobra to bite her breast.

But more than 2000 years after her death, the woman who had love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony has ignited a modern-day controversy over race and representation.