Why did all the ancient greeks call ancient egyptians Black? according to the following eyewitness: Eyewitness to ancient egyptian phenotype: Herodotus: The ancient Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BCE described the ancient Egyptians as having black skin and woolly hair in his work "Histories." Strabo: The ancient Greek geographer and historian who lived in the 1st century BCE described the Ethiopians (a term that could refer to people from various parts of Africa) as having black skin and woolly hair, and noted that some people considered the Egyptians to be of the same race. Diodorus Siculus: The ancient Greek historian who lived in the 1st century BCE described the Ethiopians as having dark skin and curly hair, and noted that some people considered the Egyptians to be of the same race. Plutarch: The ancient Greek philosopher and historian who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE wrote that the Egyptians were "black with heat" due to the climate of their homeland. Al-Masudi: The 10th-century Arab historian and geographer described the ancient Egyptians as "a black people, different-looking and woolly-haired." Jean-Francois Champollion: The 19th-century French scholar who deciphered the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt noted that some ancient Egyptians depicted themselves with darker skin tones than those of their neighbors. Herodotus: "Histories," Book II, Chapter 22. Available online: classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.2.ii.html Strabo: "Geography," Book XVI, Chapter 4, Section 7. Available online: penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Strabo/16D*.html#4.7 When you on the website go paragraph 8 then 1 where he confirms the Aksumite colonization of southern arabia (Yemen) Diodorus Siculus: "Library of History," Book III, Chapter 2, Sections 1-3. Available online: penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/3A*.html#2.1 Plutarch: "Isis and Osiris," 77. Available online: penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/Isis_and_Osiris*/B.html#77 Al-Masudi: "The Meadows of Gold," Volume 1, Chapter 3. Available online: archive.org/details/travelsalmes00masuuoft/page/52/mode/2up Jean-Francois Champollion: "Lettre à M. Dacier relative à l'alphabet des hiéroglyphes phonétiques," 1822. Available online: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5636837p/f9.item Herodotus: The description of the Egyptians as having "black skin and woolly hair" can be found in Book II, Chapter 22, which begins with the sentence "For my part I hold that the Colchians, the Egyptians, and the Ethiopians..." Al-Masudi: The passage describing the Egyptians as "the darkest of all humans" can be found in Volume 1, Chapter 3, on page 52 of the edition I consulted. Jean-Francois Champollion: In his "Lettre à M. Dacier relative à l'alphabet des hiéroglyphes phonétiques," Champollion does not use the term "black" to describe the ancient Egyptians. Rather, he argues that they were of African origin, based on linguistic and cultural evidence. The full text can be found at the link I provided earlier. I guess al Masudi, Strabo, aristotle diodorus sicilus and plutarch are not credible too huh? What about the man who deciphered the hieroglyphs himself calling them negro africans, Jean Francois champollignon? You Euro-centrist are absolutely delusional.
I like your research, and I would hope you would have some dateranges of these people to back up your statement, since the Egyptians were very proficient in portraying themselves. It would be a great addition to the larger perspective on history. However, i feel you are the same type of delusional if you think that only black skinned people ruled egypt, since red and blond haired whiteskinned pharaoh mummies have been found and well documented. Please be a little more respectful of other people's views. A true paradigm shift only happens if you let your arguments do the work for you, instead of jamming your viewpoint trough people's throat, just because you have an opinion.
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Why did all the ancient greeks call ancient egyptians Black? according to the following eyewitness:
Eyewitness to ancient egyptian phenotype:
Herodotus: The ancient Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BCE described the ancient Egyptians as having black skin and woolly hair in his work "Histories."
Strabo: The ancient Greek geographer and historian who lived in the 1st century BCE described the Ethiopians (a term that could refer to people from various parts of Africa) as having black skin and woolly hair, and noted that some people considered the Egyptians to be of the same race.
Diodorus Siculus: The ancient Greek historian who lived in the 1st century BCE described the Ethiopians as having dark skin and curly hair, and noted that some people considered the Egyptians to be of the same race.
Plutarch: The ancient Greek philosopher and historian who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE wrote that the Egyptians were "black with heat" due to the climate of their homeland.
Al-Masudi: The 10th-century Arab historian and geographer described the ancient Egyptians as "a black people, different-looking and woolly-haired."
Jean-Francois Champollion: The 19th-century French scholar who deciphered the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt noted that some ancient Egyptians depicted themselves with darker skin tones than those of their neighbors.
Herodotus: "Histories," Book II, Chapter 22. Available online: classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.2.ii.html
Strabo: "Geography," Book XVI, Chapter 4, Section 7. Available online: penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Strabo/16D*.html#4.7
When you on the website go paragraph 8 then 1 where he confirms the Aksumite colonization of southern arabia (Yemen)
Diodorus Siculus: "Library of History," Book III, Chapter 2, Sections 1-3. Available online: penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/3A*.html#2.1
Plutarch: "Isis and Osiris," 77. Available online: penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/Isis_and_Osiris*/B.html#77
Al-Masudi: "The Meadows of Gold," Volume 1, Chapter 3. Available online: archive.org/details/travelsalmes00masuuoft/page/52/mode/2up
Jean-Francois Champollion: "Lettre à M. Dacier relative à l'alphabet des hiéroglyphes phonétiques," 1822. Available online: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5636837p/f9.item
Herodotus: The description of the Egyptians as having "black skin and woolly hair" can be found in Book II, Chapter 22, which begins with the sentence "For my part I hold that the Colchians, the Egyptians, and the Ethiopians..."
Al-Masudi: The passage describing the Egyptians as "the darkest of all humans" can be found in Volume 1, Chapter 3, on page 52 of the edition I consulted.
Jean-Francois Champollion: In his "Lettre à M. Dacier relative à l'alphabet des hiéroglyphes phonétiques," Champollion does not use the term "black" to describe the ancient Egyptians. Rather, he argues that they were of African origin, based on linguistic and cultural evidence. The full text can be found at the link I provided earlier.
I guess al Masudi, Strabo, aristotle diodorus sicilus and plutarch are not credible too huh? What about the man who deciphered the hieroglyphs himself calling them negro africans, Jean Francois champollignon? You Euro-centrist are absolutely delusional.
I like your research, and I would hope you would have some dateranges of these people to back up your statement, since the Egyptians were very proficient in portraying themselves. It would be a great addition to the larger perspective on history. However, i feel you are the same type of delusional if you think that only black skinned people ruled egypt, since red and blond haired whiteskinned pharaoh mummies have been found and well documented. Please be a little more respectful of other people's views. A true paradigm shift only happens if you let your arguments do the work for you, instead of jamming your viewpoint trough people's throat, just because you have an opinion.