Were The Ancient Egyptians Black? All Ancient Greek Testimonies - Herodotus, Aristotle, Aeschylus...
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Here you will find all the passages in which the ancient Greeks and Roman scholars described the ancient Egyptians as Black or dark-complexioned (which just means black, BTW). The scholars in this video are referenced below:
• References
Herodotus : The History of Herodotus, parallel English/Greek Index (sacred-texts.com)
Amiannus Marcellinus: Ammianus Marcellinus, Rerum Gestarum, Book XXII, chapter 16, section 23 (tufts.edu)
Aristotle: https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-dat...
Achille Tatius and Heliodorus: The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus and Achilles Tatius, by Heliodorus, Longus and Achilles Tatius.
Aeshylus’s The Suppliants: reading23thesuppliantmaidensbyaeschylus.pdf (wisdomhomeschooling.com)
Comte de Voleny Travels through Egypt and Syria (in French): The Project Gutenberg eBook of Voyage en Égypte et en Syrie, par C. F. Volney.
Champollion the Young letters: The Project Gutenberg eBook of Lettres écrites d'Egypte et de Nubie, by Champollion le Jeune.
Lucian of Samosata: The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Works of Lucian of Samosata, by H. W. and F. G. Fowler.
The beat used in this video is "Raining Outside"