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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness: [QB] [IMG]http://adairjones.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/constellation-of-cetus-the-whale-from-atlas-coelestis-by-john-flamsteed-1646-1719-pub-in-1729.jpg?w=300&h=231&h=231[/IMG] [QUOTE]Originally posted by alTakruri: [i] in varias leges variasque figuras dispositum genus est hominum, proprioque colore formantur gentes, sociataque iura per artus materiamque parem privato foedere signant. flava per ingentis surgit Germania partus, Gallia vicino minus est infecta rubore, asperior solidos Hispania contrahit artus. Martia Romanis urbis pater induit ora Gradivumque Venus miscens bene temperat artus, perque coloratas subtilis Graecia gentes gymnasium praefert vultu fortisque palaestras, et Syriam produnt torti per tempora crines.[/i] Manilius' order of white complexions from the most light to the least light - Germania - Gallia - Hispania - Romanis - Graecia - Syrium Manilius' order black complexions from the most dark to the least dark are - Aethiopes - India - Aegyptia - Afrorum - Mauretania [/QUOTE]Please follow me closely here. This is the quote we are dealing with The first part of alTakruri interpreation is that Manilius is talking about skin complections, let's see what Manilius actually said: Below is a translation of the above Manilus quote from Astronomica. The content is continous like it appears in the original latin. I will leave it up to you if you want to force it into a "black" and "white" paradigm. I have bolded and separated with the space bar the relevant potions of the text: ___________________________________________________________ English translation from Manilus, Astronomica: [i]For this reason, various laws in the various figures disposed is a genus of men, the characteristic color of nations are formed, society administers laws, the limbs make an equal mark in private treaties. [b]Germany rises by a huge golden birth, 715[/b] [b]France is less infected by shame,[/b] [b] Spain, has more severe limbs.[/b] [b]Mars is the father of the city of the Romans Venus is pregnant, mixing tempers of her limbs,[/b] [b]Greece is subtle and colored by the 720 nations she prefers strong wrestling with her face to a place of exercise,[/b] [b]and Syrians, they are betrayed by their hair.[/b] [b]Ethiopians stain the world with darkness[/b] [b]The nations of India men are less roasted 725a[/b] [b] 726b and the land of the Egyptian Nile is more gently darkened by watered fields these bodies draw near 726a to the moderate the tenor of the middle.[/b] [b]725b The sandy dust of the earth 728 dries up the Phoebus African , and the name Mauritania, his mouth has the very color. [/b] add as many sounds of words, the same number of languages an equal lot of places and manners; add proper genus under the seed of the fruits of a similar harvest, returning through the cities of Ceres various things all being equal [/i] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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