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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [QB] http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.7.vii.html Herodotus, The Persian Wars Translated by George Rawlinson (1858–60) Book VII [7.70][i] The eastern Ethiopians - for two nations of this name served in the army - were marshalled with the Indians. They differed in nothing from the other Ethiopians, save in their language, and the character of their hair. For the eastern Ethiopians have straight hair, while they of Libya are more woolly-haired than any other people in the world. [/i] ___________________________________________________ I had interpreted the above in another thread as meaning: the Indians are like Ethiopians and they were grouped together in the army The Indians differed in nothing from the other Ethiopians except for their language, and the character of their hair. The Ethiopians of Africa are more woolly-haired than any other people in the world. The Indians are like an "Eastern Ethiopian" but they have straight hair. ^^^^ Am I correct that Herodotus is calling Indians "Eastern Ethiopians"??? I'm not sure about it, the Herodotus statement is confusing if properly translated Here is a second interpratation: There were two nations of Ethiopians both in Africa one in West Ethiopia the other in Eastern Ethiopia. The Western ones had straight hair and they were grouped together in the army with with Indians who also had straight hair. This is assuming the translation is good of: [i]The eastern Ethiopians - for two nations of this name served in the army - were marshalled with the Indians.[/i] ^^^ If there are two nations by the name of Ethiopians and Indians are also mentioned then there are three groups, two groups of Ethiopians in Africa and Indians in Asia who looked similar to one of the Ethiopian groups, the Eastern ones. key words "by the name of" However if Rawlinson was inaccurate in his translation my first interpertation might be right that there were only two groups one actually named "Ethiopian" the other the Indians who looked like an Ethiopian of the East but were not actually named "Ethiopian". [/QB][/QUOTE]
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