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[QUOTE]Originally posted by alTakruri: [QB] You are refusing to read Manilius in context. He places the Egyptians complexion between that of the Indians and the Saharans. Roman complexion is between Spaniards and Greeks. There is no escaping the plain meaning of the text. Standing between Egyptians and Romans in increasing lightening of complexion are the dark Saharans and Maures and the light Syrians and Greeks. In Manilius' order white complexions from the most light to the least light are - Germania - Gallia - Hispania - Romanis - Graecia - Syrium In Manilius' order black complexions from the most dark to the least dark are - Aethiopes - India - Aegyptia - Afrorum - Mauretania This leaves Afrorum, Mauretania, Syrium, and Graecia complexions interspacning those of Egypt and Rome. That's four intervening complexions. No way for Egypt and Rome being near in complexion, while Egypt has only India between it and Ethiopia. Therefore by Manilius Egypt is very close to Ethiopia in colour but very far from Rome in "skin pigmentation adaptation" as you put it. [QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by alTakruri: Manilius nowhere claims Egypt and Rome to have the same climate. He's saying that Egypt is closer to Rome than Ethiopia is. Much of its latitude being in between or at medium points in regards to Rome and Ethiopia and thus moderate. [/QUOTE]If this is correct Egyptians and Romans would have a more similar skin pigmentation adaptation than Egyptians would with Ethiopians [/qb][/QUOTE] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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