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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [QB] LITERAL TRANSLATION [b] Phoebus harenosis Afrorum pulvere terris[/b] Sun-God sandy African dust lands [b]exsiccat populos, et Mauretania nomen[/b] dries up the people, and the name of Mauritania [b]oris habet titulumque suo fert ipsa colore.[/b] expressed has title brought itself color _______________________________________________ Similar to the Goold translation it says the Sun God of the sandy African lands dries up the people and the name Mauritania expresses it's color [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti:[b]LOL[/b] No where does is say the people are the same color as the sand! And the accurate translation is the title of the people reflects their color. What is the title? [b]Maure[/b] We already went over what maure means-- BLACK. [b]GTFOH[/b] :D [/qb][/QUOTE]the quote and two pages surrounding it doesn't have the word black or white in it. Waht does that tell you? Could it be your are trying to insert modern concepts? Deal with what Manilus said not additional interpretation. much context has been provided in the intital post page 1 latin word for black "niger" So why isin't it called Nigertania? the definition of maure is "inhabitant of Noth Africa" Mauretanina. Mauretanina is land of the blacks? Then Numidia and Egypt are not Maure blacks? Supposing the word means black as opposed to dark thus this definition of black by your Roman race expert would be a discernable shade lighter than this Tut bust photgraphed with dramatic lighting in a dark gallery [IMG]http://www.ephotobay.com/image/picture-26-30.png[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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