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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mansamusa: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Elmaestro: [qb] ^ I don't Understand this concept "Graeco-Roman practice was to reserve deep black for Ethiopian (Nubian/Meroitic) origin." ...So no matter how black an Egyptian is, they'll never be classified as "deep black" lol what? The reason to speculate Didyme wass Nubian is the same reason it was speculated that people like Maherperi & the whole Armana Bunch were "Nubian" ..it's almost laughable imo. [/qb][/QUOTE]I think in the classical world, strangely enough, it commonly accepted that Greeks and Romans classified Egyptians as black. It is only modern day Europeans who seem to be confused here. One of the more popular myths of Ancient Greece was that of Busiris, a mythical King of Egypt, killed by Hercules/Heracles. And he was often portrayed as a stereotypical "negroid", even caricatured. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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